Geneva Conventions

Danger of Conformity in Brokeback Mountain and All Souls A young Trump-supporter is helplessly skedaddling away from a crowd of Trump-protesters, whose back of head is spilling blood, and the crowd is hounding him in hot pursuit. When a reporter asks Trump-protesters why they ignite Trump’s “Make America Great Again” caps, she receives responses of cursing Donald Trump without reasonable explanations. The election has ended, but the protests persist; some of the rallies are evolving into…

What are group norms and why are they used? Group norms are a range of behaviour deemed as acceptable when undertaking a task as a group. According to Shaw (1981), it is thought that group norms are only established if it is of the benefit of the group (i.e. if it is crucial to the success of the task). It is also thought that it is more effective to change an individual's behaviour using group norms (Lewin, 1951). This may be because group norms outline acceptable and unacceptable…

The cultural norms are structured on the Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI) circle. The standards of the top mirror expectations for behaviors that concur in higher-order needs for expansion and satisfaction, while those positioned underneath echo expectations for behaviors that spotlight on meeting lower-order needs for security. Similarly, cultural norms situated on the right area of the circumplex are expectations concerning interactions with employees, whereas cultural norms placed on…

Wai Ki Chan (Vicky) Sean Sagan UCR W16 SOC 151 Kinky Boots The movie Kinky Boots complements the issues of organizational sociology with another set of important terms and concepts from this field. It is necessary to state that video perfectly conveys the meaning and practical application of the terms which will be described below. The beginning of the film introduces the concept of a work group, a group of employees aimed at a certain results. (Handel: p. 110). Charlie, the owner of a…

Convention and Visitors Bureaus are extremely important to the hospitality industry. They are responsible for many things including assisting tourists interested in traveling to a desitination, informing brides of the many wedding locations and vendors, marketing their area effectively, and aiding meeting planners interested in hosting events in the area in which they support. I am very interested in toursim and working to bring more tourists and events to Alabama. Because of this, I decided to…

Henrik Ibsen’s drama A Doll’s House, was written in 1879 and directly reflects social norms of the time period. In the nineteenth century, women were viewed as subservient to men, and their social liberties were minimal. The different characters in Ibsen’s drama show both acceptance of and defiance of these norms, as displayed through many of their decisions. Torvald fits the role of breadwinner, and is very conscious of his family’s reputation. However, the main character, Nora,…

I was shocked and surprised by how Sula was treated differently in “the bottom” the black section of Medallion, Ohio. Social convention, identity, love, and friendship, play a significant part role in this story. While other focused on conforming to the social norm, Sula was a confident woman who wanted to create herself and live a life full of adventure and curiosity. I was thrilled to see how Nellie and Sula were viewed on a single term of how they conform to society. Within the community,…

Folkways make up our society today. Folkways are behaviors that individual’s exhibit and are what is considered “normal” actions. If one would break a folkway, you could either receive negative or positive sanctions for your odd behavior. A negative sanction would include someone giving you a weird look or feeling uncomfortable when you exhibit this odd behavior. Depending on the folkway you violate, your behavior can also reward you with positive sanctions. For my folkway violation, I decided…

Business in LG Have you ever wondered what would make Lagrange more technology fun. Lagrange needs to have something fun for the kids in the summer. people in La grange need to start talking about what La grange needs. La grange has to many Mexican restaurants and burger restaurants and there's need to put in a movie theater and a arcade. La grange has to much things that they probably don't even care what people want in LG. There are like 3 to 4 burger restaurants and people are probably too…

make it happen.” -Michael Jordan. That quote describes what I felt like after being in Chicago.Last February I was given the opportunity to attend the LEAD conference for Student Council. The LEAD conference is national Student Council leadership convention. The opportunity to go was an experience that I will never forget and an experience that changed my life. Going into this event, I thought it would just be some seminars and would be a pretty fun time with my friends. I didn’t really…