Blog #3

1) In my opinion I think that the theory of Functionalist best applies to my way of thinking about human behavior and our society. This teaches us a lesson, maintain order, and jobs; all these are prevalent in today’s society. Symbolic interactionst: labeling theory (prototypical criminal), people from certain places more likely to commit crime. I think this is true because of the blue, pink, yellow example. When someone has a blue room people assume they are a boy, if they have a pink room then girl, however yellow is for both. In the hallway at school the other day I heard a few boys talking about a crime that occurred. I also heard them talk about how they think people from certain places or ethnicities are more likely to commit crime.

2) I feel that people will obey authority under any circumstances if it is indeed legal authority rather than people's consciences override their ability to follows authoritative demands. I think so because the physical presence of an authority figure increases compliance. We can see this in school; in most cases, when the vice principal or principal tell a student to do something (like go to detention) they do it without question.

3) After watching Jane Elliott's "Eye of the Storm" I do not think an experiment like that would not be successful today. In todays society people would not take this kind of experiment seriously, which will not give correct results. A type of experiment we might be able to conduct in order to teach and or raise awareness about prejudice and bias, bullying and intimidation is to education students of all ages in school with a program. Also you can connect wireless microphones and videotaped the students as they played in the schoolyard, and then they can watch and learn from their mistakes.