Sociologists have researched how culture serves as an influence on the characteristics of an individual by analyzing the surroundings of the person, such as material and nonmaterial factors. Conclusively, culture defines what the individual will become, including his or her values, norms, attitudes, and behaviors. Gwynne Dyer’s 1985 book: War: Past, Present, and Future, provides an outlook on the process of resocialization through the experiences of military recruits via basic training.
Resocialization is the course of relearning the social values and norms of a group that is different from your own. The situations in which it occurs can range from simple to complex ordeals. Dyer uses the examples of a woman training to become a nun to that …show more content…
Each man comes from a different background, whether it is from an urban area or countryside, each one becomes the same as a result of the training. The purpose behind basic training is to unite the boys to work together in one cohesive group. Basic training is a universal action that is present in all cultures, however the form in which this action presents itself differs from each and every group. During 1500 BC, Egyptians trained boys when they were young and they would put the boys under physical abuse and harsh labor, similar to that of a donkey, while in Israel, circa 1970 AD, where Samuel Rolbart expresses how the recruits would curse at him for him cursing at them (Dyer, 1985). In each society, the ethics concerning military training differ, but they have the same result: brotherhood - where the recruits will act as one mind and one body while on the …show more content…
It is also during this stage that scouts believe that the men are inferior enough to fully comprehend the values they are enforcing as part of the basic training. A human’s mind is “malleable” during the adolescent stage, and instructors like to recall the history of their society, which involved the rituals of the tribal warrior. For the Marines, this ritual would include sending young men to Parris Island to undergo trials that will shape them into a Marine and, conclusively, a man. Furthermore the training redefines what it is to be a man, as well as re-establish the gender role of males among the
Resocialization is the course of relearning the social values and norms of a group that is different from your own. The situations in which it occurs can range from simple to complex ordeals. Dyer uses the examples of a woman training to become a nun to that …show more content…
Each man comes from a different background, whether it is from an urban area or countryside, each one becomes the same as a result of the training. The purpose behind basic training is to unite the boys to work together in one cohesive group. Basic training is a universal action that is present in all cultures, however the form in which this action presents itself differs from each and every group. During 1500 BC, Egyptians trained boys when they were young and they would put the boys under physical abuse and harsh labor, similar to that of a donkey, while in Israel, circa 1970 AD, where Samuel Rolbart expresses how the recruits would curse at him for him cursing at them (Dyer, 1985). In each society, the ethics concerning military training differ, but they have the same result: brotherhood - where the recruits will act as one mind and one body while on the …show more content…
It is also during this stage that scouts believe that the men are inferior enough to fully comprehend the values they are enforcing as part of the basic training. A human’s mind is “malleable” during the adolescent stage, and instructors like to recall the history of their society, which involved the rituals of the tribal warrior. For the Marines, this ritual would include sending young men to Parris Island to undergo trials that will shape them into a Marine and, conclusively, a man. Furthermore the training redefines what it is to be a man, as well as re-establish the gender role of males among the