Sociology is the study of social aspects that regard human groups; relationships, structure and function. Movies, music, television shows and the internet, among many other sources are forms of media that most people use in their every day routine in one form or another. Although we may not always be aware, sociology is tied closely to every type of media we interact with. Movies often reflect social reality, but are not always a perfect mirror. In the film, The Hunger Games, the society is very different than our own. Within the film, you will find a deep and fierce sense of power, stratification, and socialization. The film is a base for sociology that includes functionalism, symbolic interactionism and of course conflict theory. We will
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Volunteering for her sister Prim in the 74th district was an act of deviance. In addition, during her training she shoots an arrow toward the makers of the game, which no one would have dared to do. During the games, she formed alliances, one being with a little girl named Rue. Rue was from district 11 and survived the games for a while by hanging low, she was eventually speared in the stomach by someone outside the alliance. Katniss performs an act of deviance by placing flowers all around Rue after the death. This was not okay with the capitol, but despite the frowns Katniss wanted to give her condolences to Rue’s family. At the end of the games, Katniss displayed a substantial amount of deviance. At the end of the games, it was only down to Katniss and Peeta, Katniss refused to kill Peeta therefore the district was forced to interrupt the dome, this is when they both became unconscious. In the 74 years of games, this was the first time anything of the nature had happened, in which she showed a sense of rebellion. Later in the film, when Katniss becomes a victor, he deviance gives her a label. Labeling theory, is how others judge behavior after an act of deviance. Katniss is labeled as “the girl on fire,” which soon becomes her
Volunteering for her sister Prim in the 74th district was an act of deviance. In addition, during her training she shoots an arrow toward the makers of the game, which no one would have dared to do. During the games, she formed alliances, one being with a little girl named Rue. Rue was from district 11 and survived the games for a while by hanging low, she was eventually speared in the stomach by someone outside the alliance. Katniss performs an act of deviance by placing flowers all around Rue after the death. This was not okay with the capitol, but despite the frowns Katniss wanted to give her condolences to Rue’s family. At the end of the games, Katniss displayed a substantial amount of deviance. At the end of the games, it was only down to Katniss and Peeta, Katniss refused to kill Peeta therefore the district was forced to interrupt the dome, this is when they both became unconscious. In the 74 years of games, this was the first time anything of the nature had happened, in which she showed a sense of rebellion. Later in the film, when Katniss becomes a victor, he deviance gives her a label. Labeling theory, is how others judge behavior after an act of deviance. Katniss is labeled as “the girl on fire,” which soon becomes her