Throughout history, laws and policies have been created, broken, and revised, ultimately because of this, humans have progressed. Irish author, Oscar Wilde contends that the reason social progression occurs is due to disobedience, which posses valuable traits . In most cases, disobedience is what has lead to the breaking of societal norms and the changing of certain policies because it often alters certain ways of thinking. Change is what causes a social progression, and at the root of change, is disobedience.
It is notable that disobedience has caused change and advancements in society, however the word disobedience usually coincides with a negative connotation, associated with actions that involve criminal activity such as robbery, or physical …show more content…
Without going against societal norms, monumental events in human history would not have occured. Take, for instance, the United States of America, a flourishing nation, which would still be subject to British law, if it weren’t for the Patriots, who were unwilling to abide by the British Monarch. By the Patriots disobedience to the rules and regulations enforced by Britain, a Revolutionary War occurred in which the colonies became a free nation, no longer ruled by King George III. Had disobedience not occured, no change would have happened, and the United States would not be a free nation. This disobedience is what caused a change in policies which ultimately lead to …show more content…
Just recently, same-sex marriage has been legalized in certain countries, including the United States. Less than fifty years ago, the connotation for “same-sex” relationships was inherently negative in most societies. The change that has occured for the acceptance of “same-sex” relationships has been primarily because of protesters who spoke out against the social injustices that homosexuals faced by society. At first, those who supported “same-sex” relationships, were deemed as a disturbance and disruption to society, predominantly because these ideas questioned the morals that many had been taught from an early age. In fact, in the early 2000s, Katy Perry, an American Pop singer, released her first hit song “I Kissed a Girl”. Many conservatives considered this as an act of disobedience, as “same-sex” relationships were still generally unaccepted at the time, but it sparked controversy on the topic which helped create progression and
It is notable that disobedience has caused change and advancements in society, however the word disobedience usually coincides with a negative connotation, associated with actions that involve criminal activity such as robbery, or physical …show more content…
Without going against societal norms, monumental events in human history would not have occured. Take, for instance, the United States of America, a flourishing nation, which would still be subject to British law, if it weren’t for the Patriots, who were unwilling to abide by the British Monarch. By the Patriots disobedience to the rules and regulations enforced by Britain, a Revolutionary War occurred in which the colonies became a free nation, no longer ruled by King George III. Had disobedience not occured, no change would have happened, and the United States would not be a free nation. This disobedience is what caused a change in policies which ultimately lead to …show more content…
Just recently, same-sex marriage has been legalized in certain countries, including the United States. Less than fifty years ago, the connotation for “same-sex” relationships was inherently negative in most societies. The change that has occured for the acceptance of “same-sex” relationships has been primarily because of protesters who spoke out against the social injustices that homosexuals faced by society. At first, those who supported “same-sex” relationships, were deemed as a disturbance and disruption to society, predominantly because these ideas questioned the morals that many had been taught from an early age. In fact, in the early 2000s, Katy Perry, an American Pop singer, released her first hit song “I Kissed a Girl”. Many conservatives considered this as an act of disobedience, as “same-sex” relationships were still generally unaccepted at the time, but it sparked controversy on the topic which helped create progression and