Essays on Nonconformity

Introduction

People, as social creatures, tend to unite in groups that have something common: they may have a similar system of values, behavior or lifestyle that is different from the dominant culture to which they belong. In social studies, the word “subculture” refers to a part of a public group that differs from predominant society. This paper is aimed at analyzing subculture of punk, the role of media and style in punk youth subculture. From the perspective of cultural studies, a subculture is associated with a group of people that do not contradict against the values of traditional culture but ...

Introduction

Sexual behavior and homosexuality are the sensitive issues among other issues in the world of religion. Every society has moral rules that regulate sexual behavior. However, the rules differ from society to society. At times, to its intents and purposes, the rules necessarily and sufficiently need some specific study and comparing for rational precision. At this event, the comparison of the sexual behavior of different societies with the religious beliefs displays some distinctive connection between the social structures and morals. Power argues that the monastic rules served to ensure the proper public performance of monks because it is the ...

Emerson sees society as the enemy of individuality because society takes away a person’s identity in the name of civilization. With society comes the need to fit in, to not rock the boat. As Emerson points out, “We are afraid of truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, and afraid of each other.” He also says, “Our housekeeping is mendicant, our arts, our occupations, out marriages, our religion, we have not chosen, but society has chosen for us.” He makes it clear here that conforming to societal rules and roles takes away one’s individuality. Society, according to ...

Management

Abstract Conformity and differentiation are strategic tools that businesses utilize in order to gain advantage in the competition. However, institutional theory, including the resource-based literature opposes the existing view about differentiation. The trade-off in many industries suggests that extreme differentiation and conformity appears to damage performance while moderate differentiation creates an opposite effect. This discussion will explore the context of conformity and differentiation from related theories and evaluate the statement, whether the trade-off could provide a better advantage for the any industry.

Introduction

The context of differentiation and conformity refers to how an organization or business establishes its identity. Every ...

Summary and Analysis

The short story entitled A & P by John Updike narrates the apparently unconventional event of three teen-aged girls in swimsuits running an errand to pick up a grocery item from a grocery store. The literary discourse was narrated from the point of view of Sammy, a 19-year old teen-ager, who vividly described the evolving details. As the teen-aged girls flamboyantly displayed their bodies with only their swimsuits as covers, their actions were intently observed by other spectators and only the manager, finally had the courage to speak up and condemn the untoward behavior. The main points asserted from the story included ...

Although both Mill and Marks associate great value to liberty and freedom, both philosophers have a very opposing notion of liberty. To say that both these philosophers have very similar views on liberty is not a correct assessment. A close scrutiny of their works would depict that in essence Marx and Mills hold very different views with regards to the individual liberty and the role of society in this regard. While Marx believes that a total conformity to communist norms is the true liberty, Mills contends that the freedom of nonconformity is the only way to ensure an individual’s liberty. ...

Essay 2 Final Draft

The issue of gender roles is one of the central themes of this novel. All the main characters of the novel spend their whole lives trying to conform to the standards of masculinity and femininity expected of them by the society. The inability of the main character of the book to meet the expected stereotypical roles not only causes themit personal turmoil but also makes theirits social life miserable. They try tointo fit in the ascribed gender roles of their Dominican culture, but are simply incapable of doing that. However, the society does not understand their incapability and makes ...

English

The issue of gender roles is one of the central themes of this novel. All the main characters of the novel spend their whole lives trying to conform to the standards of masculinity and femininity expected of them by the society. The inability of the main character of the book to meet the expected stereotypical roles not only causes them personal turmoil but also makes their social life miserable. They try to fit in the ascribed gender roles of their Dominican culture, but are simply incapable of doing that. However, the society does not understand their incapability and makes ...

Sex gives us a standard of pleasure, but not a basis of worth. For most of us it is not only a needed vent for desire but also the most pleasurable form of regeneration we know. Its worth is nonetheless definitely erroneous by being muddled with that of love, when it is taken as fundamentally a manifestation of that sentiment. Though passionate, the desires of sex are fleeting and monotonous rather than accumulative. They give worth to the precise acts which produce them, but not the long-lasting kind of worth which augments one's whole existence (Goldman, 283). Sexual desire is yearning for ...

There has been much research done based on the actual meaning of sexual orientation. One aspect that we look more closely at in sexual orientation is sexual attraction. One point that everyone should remember is that, sexual attraction is not a choice, but it is a natural feeling, a desire for someone. Since sexual orientation is not by choice, most people wonder what makes someone homosexual. Did they “choose” to be homosexual? This paper purposes to determine whether one’s sexual orientation needs to fit in a certain category. Also, why does one person’s sexual orientation and attraction become a critical discussion for ...