In order for society to function and operate as needed to people are expected to follow a set of norms that align with the morals of society. As an adult deviation from these norms is almost always met with punishment in some form even if it’s just a weird look given to you by a passerby. The devotion and regularity of society to practice and enforce these norms in daily life has lead to a devoutness that mirrors that of a religion. The fact that we do these activities not only daily but for the most part without a conscious thought, and demonize those who break from these norms lead, in his article Children and Civility author Spencer Cahill to term the way we socialize as “religion of civility.” Just as in religion these norms and expected
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It can be seen long before birth the importance that society places on gender, and the effect that it will have on your life. Parents who are expecting a girl often chose to paint it pink a feel it with items seen as “girly” like flowers and dolls and stuffed animals, while parents expecting a boy will often choose blue and fill it with sports, cars and superheroes. This process of instilling differences into kids continues throughout life and is reiterated by parents and adults in many ways. One example is the fact that it is okay for males to have many sexual partners but for a female to do so she is seen as promiscuous and looked down upon. Adults even teach that gender determines our emotions and job choices, Women are supposed to be caretakers and in touch with their emotions while males are supposed to be tough and the breadwinners. As children girls are taught it is okay to cry when sad and to be vulnerable while males are taught it is unmanly to cry. Girls are taught to me more modest, for example if a young man were to walk down the street without a shirt on nobody would bat an eye, but if on the contrary a young lady were to do this the everyone would freak out and view it as a scandal of some …show more content…
Persons claiming to be gay, or bi are stigmatized and looked down upon, they are subject to bullying and a general harder life, it is this that parents use as an excuse to why they want there own children to be heterosexual.
A last major norm that is socialized into us as children is that straying from the norms in any way is deviant and will be met with some type of punishment. In society children are supposed to be seen and not heard, when they are to loud or cause commotions, or participate in any other form of social deviance they are often punished, this is also another reason toward the religion of civility, just like in religion to break from the commandments, or laws of society, can not be tolerated and must be met with some punishment, for example it is against the catholic faith to commit adultery and when confessing to a priest he will require something like saying 10 hail Mary’s as penance likewise the kid who cusses or bumps into somebody is required to
It can be seen long before birth the importance that society places on gender, and the effect that it will have on your life. Parents who are expecting a girl often chose to paint it pink a feel it with items seen as “girly” like flowers and dolls and stuffed animals, while parents expecting a boy will often choose blue and fill it with sports, cars and superheroes. This process of instilling differences into kids continues throughout life and is reiterated by parents and adults in many ways. One example is the fact that it is okay for males to have many sexual partners but for a female to do so she is seen as promiscuous and looked down upon. Adults even teach that gender determines our emotions and job choices, Women are supposed to be caretakers and in touch with their emotions while males are supposed to be tough and the breadwinners. As children girls are taught it is okay to cry when sad and to be vulnerable while males are taught it is unmanly to cry. Girls are taught to me more modest, for example if a young man were to walk down the street without a shirt on nobody would bat an eye, but if on the contrary a young lady were to do this the everyone would freak out and view it as a scandal of some …show more content…
Persons claiming to be gay, or bi are stigmatized and looked down upon, they are subject to bullying and a general harder life, it is this that parents use as an excuse to why they want there own children to be heterosexual.
A last major norm that is socialized into us as children is that straying from the norms in any way is deviant and will be met with some type of punishment. In society children are supposed to be seen and not heard, when they are to loud or cause commotions, or participate in any other form of social deviance they are often punished, this is also another reason toward the religion of civility, just like in religion to break from the commandments, or laws of society, can not be tolerated and must be met with some punishment, for example it is against the catholic faith to commit adultery and when confessing to a priest he will require something like saying 10 hail Mary’s as penance likewise the kid who cusses or bumps into somebody is required to