The student began “So, what did y’all think of the game?”
Weber responded, “Well, I think the thing that has intrigued me the most is, why almost everyone in the stadium was wearing some article of clothes that is “burnt” orange. Do you know why this could be the case?”
The student was quite shocked, “Where do you think you are? We are the longhorns, because our mascot is a longhorn! Burnt orange is the color we wear because it represents us.”
Durkheim contemplated “But Longhorns are not really orange?”, leading him to ask the Weber. “So apparently wearing burnt orange clothes; is some sort of a social norm, that people at this university follow. Every student is presumed that all UT students will be wearing burnt orange shirts so that …show more content…
“we can see that this is an example of a social action. As I say in the fourth page of my essay, Economy and Society, the student deciding to wear burnt orange can be both an “action, because it has subjective meaning to his behavior” and social “as its subjective meaning takes account of the behavior of others.” To the student, the color represents something that gives them belongingness to UT. Its not as if the students look at others wearing it and they decide to do the same. This is an action that leads to a valued goal regardless of other consequences, if you want to learn more about it you should read my essay Economy and Society; I go on to explain that concept it in the 24th page. It can prove that students decide to wear these clothes because they value and adore the school …show more content…
You have to understand that there are more things involved than just socialization, for example you have to take into considerate certain types of social actions. The best examples of social action I can think about have to be “instrumentally rational” and “traditional action” which are based on the expectations of behavior of other human beings. When a new student arrives at UT, the older student body instructs him on how to act and dress so that he can be accepted into the society and gain a sort of role in it. Just imagine what would happen if one student does not go with the flow and sits down while everyone does the “Hook-Em”? That student is going to be booed and shunned by the people around him. Tell me Durkheim, what effect do you think that could have on the student?”
“That could have detrimental effects on the kid”, said Durkheim, “that kid may go back to his dorm room, and start feeling lonely because of lack of belonging. In the most extreme of cases he might commit “Egoistic Suicide”, which I define in page 209 of my essay on suicide called, “Suicide” as suicide that occurs when “there is excessive individualism” and a lack of a society to help you answer your questions. But enough of that I am very curious as to who actually controls and decides what happens on the
Weber responded, “Well, I think the thing that has intrigued me the most is, why almost everyone in the stadium was wearing some article of clothes that is “burnt” orange. Do you know why this could be the case?”
The student was quite shocked, “Where do you think you are? We are the longhorns, because our mascot is a longhorn! Burnt orange is the color we wear because it represents us.”
Durkheim contemplated “But Longhorns are not really orange?”, leading him to ask the Weber. “So apparently wearing burnt orange clothes; is some sort of a social norm, that people at this university follow. Every student is presumed that all UT students will be wearing burnt orange shirts so that …show more content…
“we can see that this is an example of a social action. As I say in the fourth page of my essay, Economy and Society, the student deciding to wear burnt orange can be both an “action, because it has subjective meaning to his behavior” and social “as its subjective meaning takes account of the behavior of others.” To the student, the color represents something that gives them belongingness to UT. Its not as if the students look at others wearing it and they decide to do the same. This is an action that leads to a valued goal regardless of other consequences, if you want to learn more about it you should read my essay Economy and Society; I go on to explain that concept it in the 24th page. It can prove that students decide to wear these clothes because they value and adore the school …show more content…
You have to understand that there are more things involved than just socialization, for example you have to take into considerate certain types of social actions. The best examples of social action I can think about have to be “instrumentally rational” and “traditional action” which are based on the expectations of behavior of other human beings. When a new student arrives at UT, the older student body instructs him on how to act and dress so that he can be accepted into the society and gain a sort of role in it. Just imagine what would happen if one student does not go with the flow and sits down while everyone does the “Hook-Em”? That student is going to be booed and shunned by the people around him. Tell me Durkheim, what effect do you think that could have on the student?”
“That could have detrimental effects on the kid”, said Durkheim, “that kid may go back to his dorm room, and start feeling lonely because of lack of belonging. In the most extreme of cases he might commit “Egoistic Suicide”, which I define in page 209 of my essay on suicide called, “Suicide” as suicide that occurs when “there is excessive individualism” and a lack of a society to help you answer your questions. But enough of that I am very curious as to who actually controls and decides what happens on the