Introduction
In the film, The Blind Side, the story is a real life account of Oher’s journey from being homeless and broke to playing for the NFL. This film also shows how his relationship and adoption from Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, played by Sandra Bullock and Tim Mcgraw, gave him the strength and tenacity to overcome what most only dream of doing. Released in 2009, this film was directed by John Lee Hancock and grossed over 300 million dollars. “The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family” (Imbd.com). This film allows us to see the three sociological perspectives such as symbolic interactionism, functional …show more content…
However, In Michael Oher’s case, his hopes were simply to find a warm place to sleep at night. By chance, he was pummeled into high class, or dare I say, hyper high class, overnight. Upward social mobility is defined as movement up the social class ladder (Henslin,10.4). Oher experienced upward social mobility faster than the average individual experiences, unless say someone win’s the lottery. His life changed from sleeping in the gym, on benches, to his own bedroom with his own bed, which he stated he had never had one before, and was 17 years old. He went from carrying an extra pair of shorts in a grocery bag to a full closet of clothing. As you can see, in this situation, Oher’s upward social mobility is caused from education, which is typical in most social mobility, and also his adoption into a wealthy …show more content…
Michael Oher is a quiet individual with a lot to say. He loves with forgiveness, fights with tenacity and struggled with humility. “Consequently, we need to use all three theoretical lenses to analyze human behavior. By combining the contributions of each, we gain a more comprehensive picture of social life” (Henslin, 1.7). The Blind Side afforded us the view of all three perspectives, symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory. Michael Oher’s journey through his young life allowed us to see him transition from rich to poor, hated to love, nobody to a star. It is through our own fortune that we can witness this through the lens of sociological
In the film, The Blind Side, the story is a real life account of Oher’s journey from being homeless and broke to playing for the NFL. This film also shows how his relationship and adoption from Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, played by Sandra Bullock and Tim Mcgraw, gave him the strength and tenacity to overcome what most only dream of doing. Released in 2009, this film was directed by John Lee Hancock and grossed over 300 million dollars. “The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family” (Imbd.com). This film allows us to see the three sociological perspectives such as symbolic interactionism, functional …show more content…
However, In Michael Oher’s case, his hopes were simply to find a warm place to sleep at night. By chance, he was pummeled into high class, or dare I say, hyper high class, overnight. Upward social mobility is defined as movement up the social class ladder (Henslin,10.4). Oher experienced upward social mobility faster than the average individual experiences, unless say someone win’s the lottery. His life changed from sleeping in the gym, on benches, to his own bedroom with his own bed, which he stated he had never had one before, and was 17 years old. He went from carrying an extra pair of shorts in a grocery bag to a full closet of clothing. As you can see, in this situation, Oher’s upward social mobility is caused from education, which is typical in most social mobility, and also his adoption into a wealthy …show more content…
Michael Oher is a quiet individual with a lot to say. He loves with forgiveness, fights with tenacity and struggled with humility. “Consequently, we need to use all three theoretical lenses to analyze human behavior. By combining the contributions of each, we gain a more comprehensive picture of social life” (Henslin, 1.7). The Blind Side afforded us the view of all three perspectives, symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory. Michael Oher’s journey through his young life allowed us to see him transition from rich to poor, hated to love, nobody to a star. It is through our own fortune that we can witness this through the lens of sociological