cliques can be associated with where they live. That is Williard 307 and also the Senior apartment. It is very obvious because members will either hang out with residents of Williard 307 or the residents in the senior apartments. When I asked one of the member why did they hang out with the residents in Williard 307 and not with residents in senior apartment, he responded that residents of Williard 307 are less formal and more inclusive. While, residents in the senior apartment are more formal and most of them are also members of delta sigma chi’s corollary (Delt Guy).…
Crowds can be defined as large groups of adolescents who shared image and reputation. Through crowds adolescents can show who they are by the type of clothes they wear. They can also advertise what makes them unique and different from other people. Crowd membership is externally imposed and not necessarily a direct consequence of interaction with other members of the crowd. Some people identified themselves with a crowd; however, they do not have any direct contact with members of it.…
JCPenneys Social Group Analysis Introduction I going to be observing the 2nd floor associate at JCPenney Towne West. I 've worked there over 5 years and stared in the Home department and now am in Window. The observation took place in early March and it well consist of the following associates: Danna, Dena, Ciarra, Emily, Jon, and myself. The obviously, similarity we share is we are all employed in the same place, we have an egoism interactions, and intrinsic motivations towards each other.…
Strengths for Change Gang involvement is on the rise in most if not in every community, affecting socioeconomic status, ethnic composition, and population (GREAT). Despite a continuous increase with youth gang affiliations in underserved communities, there is still a scarcity of promising or effectual gang prevention and intervention programs offered by schools. One reason for the lack of programs has to do with the time and resource constraints that school administrators face. With limitations on resources school superintendents need to consider the “cost and benefits” of each possible intervention plan (GREAT). As a consequence to low intervention program, risk factors such as social disorganization, and poverty, low educational commitment…
Classifying Classifying others is typically viewed negatively, as if we are stereotyping them, but occasionally classifying groups can help us better understand these groups with a broad view of how the people in these groups function together. Cliques can be very easily classified, but doing this without stereotyping can be difficult. When classifying, it will either be positive or negative, and the way we classify others will determine the outcome. Rosalind Wiseman's essay, "The Queen Bee and Her Court", is an excellent example of positive classification. Wiseman uses classification to explain to mothers how their teenage girl's social cliques work and how to recognize what kind of role their girls play in cliques.…
The Wormsley Common Gang, from Greene’s “The Destructors”, hatred of social class and desire to build notoriety in their society leads to the act of rebellion. The initial interaction between the gang and Old Misery that pushed the gang to act rebellious towards Old Misery is the act of sincerity of giving out “some chocolate” (366). Since the gang had lived their whole in a society filled with empty emotions, the gang is unable to comprehend the generosity of Old Misery, which leaves them “puzzled and perturbed” (366). The misinterpretation of Old Misery’s simple acts of kindness leads to the Trevor’s plan to destroy Old Misery’s “beautiful house” (367). Such a stunt to destroy the grand old house is a motivating factor to rebel against society…
Members were part of different cliques in high school; the popular, jocks, nerds, criminals, and outcasts, which is seen in members’ individual stereotypes in the movie. Diversity is seen through characteristics including individual self-esteem, outward appearance, and socioeconomic status. Each member’s family background or unique clique they belong to creates an initial barrier to group formation, because the members feel they are different from one another. Through the group process, members can view their similarities with one another and move past their diverse…
In Mean Girls, the students were divided into several stereotypical cliques, including the Asian Nerds, the Plastics, the Preps, and the Cool Asians. These didn 't accurately represent the students at my school, firstly, though there were cliques, they were much less concrete than the cliques in the films. People seemed to move freely between groups and everyone was courteous. Secondly, there was no clear hierarchy of social groups, so there was no one clique that everyone wanted to belong to. There were numerous groups of friends, and though some liked to exclude others, many did not.…
There may be other questions regarding the gang structure and its influence on it 's members. If this gang is a violent drug dealing gang, then the approach toward its possible dismantling must be different if it was in the case of motorcycling gang. Through the understanding of the ethical and religious aspects of their culture, it might be easier to deal with them. We will also need to detect the origins and ethnicity of a gang, in order to construct our future program.…
After watching the film “Mean Girls”, there are some realistic aspects which can be applied to an actual high-school scenario. Though, most of the social context is purely based off of Hollywood creation, which allows for larger drama within and between cliques. Furthermore, there are many aspects which must be considered in comparing this fictional society to an actual high school scenario. This would include agents of socialization, social institutions, primary and secondary groups, and many other factors.…
Journalist Sarah Thornton wrote the book on ‘Club Cultures’ at the end of the ‘acid house’ movement and the raves within the ‘Madchester’ scene had finished. The rave scene was starting to become more mainstream therefor losing the desirable effect it had on the individuals within it. Because of this, moral panic that had specifically centred around drugs started to lose its newsworthiness. The main theme that seems to run throughout the text is the topic of subcultures and more specifically, subcultural capital, a term coined by Bourdieu (1984), and how individual status is affected by this. Thornton explains how subcultures are a way for young individuals to express themselves and how these individuals see it as a symbolic gathering; where…
As a child, I was a bully. I arrived in the United States when I was four years old, and it was difficult for me to make friend. The ones I had lived far away... try 4,500 miles. Hardly understanding the language didn’t help, and I was often teased because of it. I have been a social outcast since my coming, until the irony of the fourth grade.…
Essy Lamb Intro to Sociology Dr. Castro “Gang Leader for a Day” Course Paper Education and poverty are inversely correlated. If a person has more education they are less likely to be in below the poverty line. This also goes the other way, meaning that a person with little to no education has a very high risk of being bellow the poverty line. Venkatesh has several conversations with different people about education verses poverty. In one conversation, he is talking to Mrs. Bailey.…
The friendship network of my dorm hall is contingent on who roomed with who, as well as what classes and extracurricular activities each individual chose to participate in. Attitudinal behaviors regarding any given individual’s study habits and alcohol consumption varied and affected relationships, but as a whole, students on my hall are friends with one another, although the types of these friendships vary case by case. Correlatively speaking, there is also an overall trend that those who study alone or in the dorm are those who do not condone alcohol consumption and going out. A prime example of this is Jordan and Xara, whom are roommates and friends, but due to their conflicting homework habits and interests, are often at odds with one…
1. In describing social behavior, a “context” is a group activity. What were some of the “contexts” in which the Vice Lords were engaged? A “context” in a group is described as a group activity that they do together.…