During this week of class we discussed the many different types of social theories. Understanding these theories are crucial to the overall learning in Civivc media as we can use the theories and apply them to really world scenarios. Structural conduciveness, structural strain, the growth of generalized belief, precipitating factors, the mobilization of participants for action, operation of social control. These all six factors for the Theory of Collective Behavior, is relatively spontaneous behavior that follows from the formation of a group or crowd of people who react to a common influence in an ambiguous situation. It is a type of social behavior that occurs when people are influenced by others and take action toward a shared goal. For example, the protests in Hong Kong are due to oppressed college students and young people who want social change in their country. They banded together in large numbers to show their distaste for there government.
Another theory we discussed in class was the Mass Society Theory. This collective behavior theory views collective behavior as an extreme response to social isolation. Critics have been harsh with this theory however and say isolated individuals who are most likely to be drawn into social movements, but the opposite. Another theory we discussed is the Relative Deprivation Theory. This theory was based on the observation that people often rebel when things are improving. This theory is also heavily criticized as there are many examples that disagree with that observation. Like the protest in Iran, they are protesting because their government regime is stuck in its old religious ways and there is very few women and almost no LGBTQ rights in the country. They want those right to improve there nation. Another theory we discussed in class the interested me is symbolic interactionism. Symbolic interactionism social psychological theory that focuses on how actors construct meanings through social interaction.
Lastly, during this week we had to choose a social issue we are passionate about. In society today, I feel like there are a lot pressing social issues that I think are important. Equal pay, LQBTQ rights, immigrant safety are things that come to mind but what I think is most stressful is Climate Change. Climate change affects all people and doesn’t discriminate on race, gender, status, or sexuality. It affects all humans and some more than others. There are poor ares in India, China, and Africa where clean drinking water is not accessible. It is the social norm for it to be a challenge to get drinking water whereas here in a America we just turn a knob. I feel like this is extremely important and that all humans have the natural right to clean water.
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