Psychophysiology notes that “Self-serving attributions occur when negative personal outcomes are ascribed to external circumstances and when positive outcomes are ascribed to internal factors. Individuals strategically employ the self-serving bias to maintain and protect positive self-views. “(Page 511) Stereo Typing Brown, Rupert (2010). Prejudice: Its Social Psychology (2nd ed.). Stereotypes lead people to expect certain actions from members of social groups.
The Disdain of Total Equality Total equality may seem fair and justifiable in the eyes of some people, but in many cases it turns out to be little more than a form of oppression, in which a group of people limit the abilities of others. Throughout the story Vonnegut speaks of this necessity for equality and the means that the government goes to achieve it by using devices called ‘handicaps’; one example of this is George’s earpiece, “A buzzer sounded in George’s head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm.” Vonnegut’s simile here creates a sort of loud diction, which expresses the sheer discomfort invoked by these restraints on the person wearing them. The governing body in this society views this as the solution to a problem, one that happens to be relatively impossible to solve, this is how Vonnegut incorporates satire into his story. He is poking fun at the age old concept of ‘equality,’ one that has inspired wars and movements alike; he accomplishes this by creating a system to make everyone equal, a system that happens to be just as stupid as the idea of ‘total equality.’ Under this system equality is achieved, but it is at the cost of individual freedom and a society full of stupid people, this in-turn creates the situational irony found in the story.
Historical Report “ Savages we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the Perfection of Civility; they think the same of theirs” (Benjamin) The first encounter of Indians and Europeans in “TheNewWorld” was difficult for some and favorable for others, depending on the tribe and the Indian’s perception of the Europeans. In addition to this, due to the separation of their geographical locations, their societies were very different. Many narratives were written to describe some of these encounters and to compare the traditions and cultures of both races. Some examples include “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford, “La Relacion” by Cabeza de Vaca, “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America,” by Benjamin Franklin, and “Lecture to a Missionary,” by Red Jacket. “La Relacion” and “Of Plymouth Plantation” describe the first encounters between the Native Americans and the Europeans from the Spaniard and English point of view.
The movie "Crash" was a great example of how people of different cultures can be prejudice and stereotypical toward one another. It showed how ideas and feelings are adopted and can be carried down from generation to generation. People tend to place their own culture on a pedestal while placing others that they don't understand beneath them. You see and hear things about a race and assume that all or most act out those same behaviors. People also base those feelings on how a person is dressed.
Their announcement of replacing the word killing by the phrase deprivation of life can be more tolerable to the public, which may have them believe that it’s not as bad when essentially it means the same as killing. This results in an act of misleading, which converts this euphemism into a doublespeak as well. Lutz’s statements on euphemisms is directed toward the government as being the creators and users of such doublespeak. Another example of Doublespeak is jargon. This is when special words are used by authoritative groups to confuse people.
[Williams, 1976] In some circumstances, moral panics over popular culture and media can be justified as it is not certain that once someone is exposed to a particular text, how they are going to perceive it. However, it has been proven that being exposed to certain texts can change someone’s perspective and lead to violence, among other things. Then again, some moral panic might just be over-reactions to popular youth culture that the older generation has little or a different understanding of. This essay will discuss this, with various examples of moral panics from the Mods and Rockers of the sixties, to the popular culture of today through the music and electronic gaming industries. These subjects were chosen as they are perhaps the most significant as well as recent moral panics of the present day.
These arguments, although they do not specifically state to physically riot against authority, become enabling factors by which the population should rebel. To begin with, Paine argues that the population of each individual colony would be subjected to better living should they be responsible for their own governing laws. Rather than follow the set rules of the British monarchy, Paine suggests the citizens should “establish a common interest with every part of the community, [and] they will mutually and naturally support each other.” (Paine, 49) Next, he argues that the British monarchy is very complex, contradictory, and unfair to its citizens. For instance, Paine notes that the monarchy “first excludes a man from the means of information, yet empowers him to act in cases where the highest judgment is required.” (Paine, 50) The contradictory case does not just end here, it is also witnessed in the fact that the monarchy continues through the act of hereditary succession – whereby the King’s descendent automatically becomes heir to the throne. He
One way would be conformity, to surrender to the government’s wishes by reserving any criticism for trifle thoughts. The other way would be individuality, to criticize the authority and be its target. This theme, conformity versus individuality, is ubiquitous not only in today’s society but in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Distraction and pleasure seeking is the trademark of the culture in which Montag lives in. Even though these
King notes, “Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality” (King 8). Basically, King is saying that there are two types of laws that society use. One law is considered just because it favors the human beings personality and elevates him morally, while the other law is considered unjust because it demeans human personality.
What we have considered taboo in previous years is now becoming just as normal as straight couples being able to marry. there are things we may consider to be normal and acceptable now that later down the line we look back to see how unfair they really were. Social norms will always change because Our beliefs on what is right are always changing. Social norms can never be perfect because not everyone will think the same or believe in the same things there will always be some type of flaw. So when will it be appropriate to question social norms?