The way to see flaws in our social structure requires a way of thinking that isn't necessarily used in everyday life. By using what C. Wright Mills calls the sociological imagination, we are able to see the social structure of society through a different light. Thus, being able to spot the flaws in the structure that lead to the incidences in Rampage and "Bully". Being able to see the cracks in the system then allows the society to make the necessary, or in many cases not well thought out, fixes. One of the first most evident flaws is in the social structure of small town schools is that everyone knows everyone. To many this is one of the perks of a small school, being able to be more than a number allows a student to feel included and important. This is true, but it also leads to a very specific problem. Everyone knew Mitchell, Andrew, and Michael. They were already identified by the school as strange or not being able to fit in. These kids couldn't shake their stereotype. …show more content…
As demonstrated in the reading by Elijah Anderson, "The Code of the Street", respect is in limited supply. Since respect in teenage circles is usually held by jocks and preppy students, it's very hard for other groups, or those without a group to be respected within the social structure. This also makes kids that don't have respect want it, and they are willing to do anything to get it. When we look at the case of Michael in Rampage this becomes quite clear. Michael didn't fit in, and wanted to be in the emo circle. To do this, the boys jokingly encouraged Michael to prove himself, he did this by bringing the guns into school. Ultimately leading to the
Our murder rate has sky rocketed and it is ridiculous. This generation is in an uproar for whatever reasons. There is no more fighting and living to see another day. The young boys (punks are what I call them) are so outraged and uneducated with guns. They are shooting innocent by-standers, which is always a small toddler or teenager. Not all of the youth are considered hateful and violent. Peer pressure from gangs have taken over and some kids join gangs or become followers just to fit into the “in crowd”. Teenagers like to feel like they are a part of something worthwhile to them. I think they do this so they won’t get bullied and end up becoming the bully.
High School as teenagers as the century was about to turn, they could have easily morphed into Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, taking innocent lives in a society that breeds contempt – if looking for it.
These students make the students with disabilities feel they do not belong or there is something wrong with them when there is not. Additionally, I find the students who get along with students with disabilities are the ones who have taken the time to get the person rather than the label. Students who are introduced to other students with disabilities at young do not discriminate against these students. Their peers at younger do not see the differences as much an example is the comments made by the Patty’s sister how she did not realize until they were older there was some “wrong” with Patty. Another example from the film talks about the mother’s concern about how the students’ opinion might change about Samuel as he grow older. I think if the friends Samuel has, or people who really respect the individual with a disability growing up and learning stereotypes would not matter because they can see the individual for who they are and would not treat them any
This breakdown of organization and culture within a community leads to a lack of informal social control which in turn leads to higher crime rates especially in the juvenile population (Simons, Simons, Burt, Brody, & Cutrona, 2005). Social disorganization theory asserts that strong levels of connection within a community along with a sense of civic pride motivate individuals to take a more active role in the community therefore acting as a deterrent to crime.
A sociologist could analyze these aspects of the film, such as the socialization of individuals into different subcultures, and compare the aspects to contemporary North American high school. Taking a closer look at the scene where Cady explains her observances of different cliques within the cafeteria, a sociologist could conclude that the movie perpetuates the unhealthy separation of youth into different subcultures. This separation creates norms such as that jocks are sexually aggressive and nerds are to be discriminated through bullying which carry into contemporary North American youth culture. Sociologists could use this movie to explore the actions of youth in high school today and better understand why bullying and mental illnesses are still highly prevalent in todays society although strides have been made to improve the number of individuals
Therefore, the central city is constantly socially unstable. As one moves, social disorganization decreases. This theory points to broad social factors as the cause for criminal behavior. A person is not born a criminal, but over time, often due to their circumstances or environment, becomes
Social structure is pattern of social relationships and institutions that make up society (Anderson & Taylor, 2009). A great example of social structure in the film is when Dr. Madolyn tells Sullivan at dinner that without criminals there would be no need for police. Race comes into play early in the film with the separation of the mob groups both Irish and Italian. African Americans and Puerto
Maslin of the New York Times wrote a review saying that, “The kids each representing a different stereotype, come to understand each other. They strike up friendships” (Maslin). Labels and the status quo are things that fade after school and friends go, and that person you always called a misfit and ignored was probably a big
The reason for this desire is because he feels the need to belong and interact. As a result, he changes his style of dressing to assimilate with the others. Nowadays the majority of the teenagers also feel the urge to comply with the various standards of a certain group to save them from alienation. A perfect example of such a case is clearly visible in the way the majority of teenagers today dress alike. Most of them state that it’s a matter of fashion and style and others say that they just want to be different. The fact of the matter is that the phenomenon of peer-pressure is involved one way or another. What teenagers do not realize is that they all end-up dressing the same exact way as the others, because the others want to be different too. On the other hand, the peer-pressure that teens face today is much more fierce and vicious than the one faced by teens in the 50’s. In our every day life peer-pressure induces teenagers to do drugs and alcohol, sex, and even criminal acts such as vandalism and murder. There are scenes in Rebel Without A Cause such as: kids shooting police officers, kids getting into fights with weapons, kids talking back to their parents and getting slapped in the face, kids running away, and kids not understanding that they will be able to look back ten years from now and say, “How stupid of me!” The same types of scenes occur today, but the only difference is that they are being
However, this generation of social disorganization theory did not define what “social disorganization” was, which was nearly unacceptable. Moreover, they only used official data of delinquency in their research, which had obvious middleclass bias, and overlooked social stratification. Besides these, this generation of social disorganization theory could not explain why many people in the Zone II did not commit crime and only a small fraction of whom committed most of the crimes, aka “good boy in the bad neighborhood” problem.
The social structure theory is a theory that makes use of several assumptions. The first assumption is that the criminal behavior begins during the youth of the perpetrator. The other assumption is that the perpetrator of the crime comes from a disadvantaged class. There must also be a group dynamic where the crime could develop. The other assumption is that there exists a social structure that its degree of organization contributes towards the occurrence of criminal behavior (Hirschi, 2017).
Instead there are several key theories that have developed. Some of the earliest explanations of deviance, such as social pathology and social disorganisation simply no longer have a substantial within the field of sociology (Myers et al., 2008). Nevertheless,
The social structure theory is made up of social statuses within the structure that are considered the root cause of crime, poverty, lack of education, income inequality and also the lack of marketable skills, and deviant subculture values. Poverty is considered to be the lowest economy in our social society. It is an intergenerational pattern where unstable environment leads to poor academic, behavioral issues, culminating in crime convictions, drug use, addictions, and unemployment. The lack of education leads to higher dropout rates, teen pregnancies, developmental delays, learning disabilities, and physical/cognitive readiness.
Social Pathology According to the social pathology model, social problems result from some "sickness" in society. Just as the human body becomes ill when our systems, organs, and cells do not function normally, society becomes "ill" when its parts (i.e., elements of the structure and culture) no longer perform properly. For example, problems such as crime, violence, poverty, and juvenile delinquency are often attributed to the breakdown of the family institution, the decline of the religious institution, and inadequacies in our economic, educational, and political institutions.
Social Disorganization Theory implies that the crime and deviance are rooted within societal structures that lack shared values, local community involvement and an organized structure of addressing and resolving issues within the social structure. The theory initially compared Social disorganization theory, or more specifically, a problematic societal structure to a diseased organism that was contrary to overall functioning within societal norms. The theory asserts that racial diversity, inequalities, housing instability, increased transition and economic opportunities, among other factors in social disorganization will increase the probability of crime in these social structures. Supportive principles within social disorganization include cultural transmission, which theorizes that deviance and criminality is inherently transmitted to the next generation. Criminology of place, which asserts that factors, such as hotspots, geographic location, defensible spaces (including the broken window thesis) and close proximity cohabitation increases deviant behavior.