Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Analysis

1.) Discuss two scenes that illustrate self-fulfilling prophecy. Be sure to address the expectation set as well as the specific behavior(s) that lend to the prophecy being fulfilled.
-Two scenes that illustrate self-fulfilling prophecy are when the young cop was with an african american man in his car giving him a ride, and when the african american from the beginning of the movie was pulled over again towards the end of the movie. When there were in the car the young cop was looking at the young black man, and saw him with holes in his clothing and expected him to be dangerous, so in turn he got more serious to the point of him telling to get out of his car in fear of the african american man. The self-fulfilling prophecy was that african american men are violent to the young cop was expecting him to be violent. For the second example when the man from the beginning was pulled over a second time was very angry. When he got out of the car he was shouting to the cops which in turn aimed guns at him because they think that all black african american men are inherently violent. The prophecy is fulfilled when he starts yelling …show more content…
Social is defined as categorises Ex: teacher, doctor, or wife; Role is an expectations, behaviors, and rights that a person has to fullfilled. Moreover, social roles is the position that you have been given in a society, and the role that comes with it, which builds a part of your self-concept. Your self-concept is also built around how you compare yourself to others, if you feel that you are better than people, then your self-concept with be positive with the opposite also being true. If others react badly to us then our self-concept will be built around that, you will start seeing yourself as someone who is seen as the mean one. These are some of the ways that self-concept is built, each piece builds your