Autonomy By Dorothy Lee Summary

In the Dorothy Lee’s reading, she provides her audience with different views on the North American aboriginal societies and the western societies cultural configuration. Dorothy Lee mentions that “the principle of personal autonomy is supported by the cultural framework" meaning that individuals have strong limitations to their freedom within their community. One key social issue that Lee focused on is the conflict between social structure and personal autonomy. In many societal units freedom is not entirely an option of choice. Throughout this reading it is shown that individuals are limited and that there is a strong curtailment in society. Individuals in their communities have become so dependent and custom to law, societal views and the structure that has developed over time. In this essay I will be discussing how the social issue has been determined in the subject of child rearing and how this key social problem has been resolved in the community between the Native and Western society. …show more content…
Many parents feel to authorize their child to do as they please and act upon their own will is libertarian. Through the examples produced by Dorothy Lee there is no minority standing for minors in certain communities. However parents are somewhat not eligible to provide freedom for their child because it is not within their own right to give freedom in the first place. We often at times ask ourselves “ to what extent can we allow a child to make his own decisions”. We find that it is needed to ask of children’s feelings and thoughts before a decision is acted upon. For an example if a mother were to take her child to go and get a hair cut the child would express how they feel about it which is the principle of autonomy is supported by the cultural framework his own decision, to speak and act for