Tiz 's Essay
Growing up in a Capitalist society there are things that we are expected to accomplish at certain ages. We are told to go to school, strive for greatness, and listen to what we are being taught without question. We are encouraged to attend top universities and to get good and high paid jobs so we can afford nice houses, cars and provide for our families and repeat the same for our children. But how, throughout so many generations, is this structure produced? The sociologist theorist Durkheim would suggest that this is due to two important factors, 1)solidarity and 2) Anomie. But what happens when people decide to go against what society is projecting as the “right thing”? What if children are instead taught how to think and interpret …show more content…
The movie follows a group of boys that attend the school: Todd, Neil, Charlie, Knox, Richard, Steven, and Gerard. The movie depicts the school to be very strict and dedicated to educating boys to attend Ivy League schools, to be doctors, lawyers, and businessmen. At the opening commencement of Welton Academy’s new school year, the boys are introduced to the new English teacher, Mr. Keating. Upon the first day of classes, the boys realize that Mr. Keating is not a typical teacher but rather has an unorthodox teaching style. Mr. Keating tells the boys to rip out the introduction of their texts books and teaches them to speak their minds, how to look at life differently than how they are told to and to seize the …show more content…
The theories are 1) solidarity and 2) anomie. Before relating these to the movie there has to be a better understanding of the theories. When Durkheim refers to solidarity he claims that there are two different types, which are mechanical and organic. They are both cohesive to one another but differentiate in some ways. Mechanical solidarity is the whole collection of ideas, beliefs of a given society. As mentioned in class, this could mean a school or a club that people belong to. An important factor of mechanical solidarity is this sense of belonging; it is the person being attached to the group. It Involves a collection of attitudes and exists in a collective form. An example of mechanical solidarity would be the story that Professor told in class. His friend went to a school to study the Torah, and this school determined everything he did and when he did it. This has to do with the amount of time and space the collective consciousness takes up, which is also a part of mechanical solidarity (Sept 27th Lecture,
Growing up in a Capitalist society there are things that we are expected to accomplish at certain ages. We are told to go to school, strive for greatness, and listen to what we are being taught without question. We are encouraged to attend top universities and to get good and high paid jobs so we can afford nice houses, cars and provide for our families and repeat the same for our children. But how, throughout so many generations, is this structure produced? The sociologist theorist Durkheim would suggest that this is due to two important factors, 1)solidarity and 2) Anomie. But what happens when people decide to go against what society is projecting as the “right thing”? What if children are instead taught how to think and interpret …show more content…
The movie follows a group of boys that attend the school: Todd, Neil, Charlie, Knox, Richard, Steven, and Gerard. The movie depicts the school to be very strict and dedicated to educating boys to attend Ivy League schools, to be doctors, lawyers, and businessmen. At the opening commencement of Welton Academy’s new school year, the boys are introduced to the new English teacher, Mr. Keating. Upon the first day of classes, the boys realize that Mr. Keating is not a typical teacher but rather has an unorthodox teaching style. Mr. Keating tells the boys to rip out the introduction of their texts books and teaches them to speak their minds, how to look at life differently than how they are told to and to seize the …show more content…
The theories are 1) solidarity and 2) anomie. Before relating these to the movie there has to be a better understanding of the theories. When Durkheim refers to solidarity he claims that there are two different types, which are mechanical and organic. They are both cohesive to one another but differentiate in some ways. Mechanical solidarity is the whole collection of ideas, beliefs of a given society. As mentioned in class, this could mean a school or a club that people belong to. An important factor of mechanical solidarity is this sense of belonging; it is the person being attached to the group. It Involves a collection of attitudes and exists in a collective form. An example of mechanical solidarity would be the story that Professor told in class. His friend went to a school to study the Torah, and this school determined everything he did and when he did it. This has to do with the amount of time and space the collective consciousness takes up, which is also a part of mechanical solidarity (Sept 27th Lecture,