There are two types of people in society, those whom question the realities endured daily and those whom go about life accepting their place in the world, not questioning it. When learning about social justice, one realized that society is not perfectly functioning like one might assume. One professor Bobbie, Harro broke down socialization into different stages of life and organized it into a cycle which exposes oppression, power, prejudice and privilege, all of which are still prominent in today whether people choose to accept it or not. Through his many stages, he discusses how oppression, power, and privilege are recreated through socialization.
Harro’s Cycle of Socialization is a system that states that everyone is born into social identities, which prompts us to fall into a system of oppression. It has eight major parts, which cover the thought processes of a person through majority of their lifespan. All of these cycles put together contribute to making of the identity of each person, and help define their role in society. The first part of the cycle is to be born. When someone is born they are not given a preference of religion, gender, class or even sexual orientation, but they enter into a world where these factors are preset for them. The strong rule and regulations already present starts to shape ones personality as they grow, as well as the family they are born into. The family on is born into also has a large impact on the amount of power they can have through out their lives. This directly correlates with Farmer (2004), when speaks about structural violence. This systematic way that social structures harm/disadvantage individual is out of many people’s control. If a person were born into a lower class, black family,...
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...aw is giving the public the idea that judging people on the way which they look is a appropriate action when in reality we the people of the United States have been trying for years for equality! It is justifying the idea of white privilege. “The greater the power imbalance between groups, the greater the emphasis on maintain boundaries between sides” (Dalamage, 2013).
In conclusion, the stop and frisk law is bringing negative attention to topics, which Americans have, tried smooth over for decades. It justifies racism, racial profiling, and creates a negative views of individuals. Race is sociopolitical; it is created and reinforced by social and institutional norms and practices (Castaneda and Zuniga, 2013). This is not a idea that needs attention paid to it, for person should be based on their achievements and personality, not by the racial profiling of another.
They way John and Jessica are presenting Stop and Frisk will educate the public on what Stop and Frisk is, and how police are perpetuating a negative stereotype of minorities. I think that this video shows Stop and Frisk in a different context by targeting rich white Americans, and can educate the court’s how Stop and Frisk impacts the communities that are affected by this police procedure. The use of Stop and Frisk is effecting the way citizens view police officers. This police procedure is impacting the trust that the citizens are supposed to have in law enforcement, because they are targeting minorities and abusing their authority. Stop and Frisk is also distracting the communities from the authority of the Supreme Court because by saying that Stop and Frisk is constitutional, they are losing the trust of the American public. This video Frisky Business show deep meaning in the fact that Stop and Frisk is effecting every community in America in a negative way. This true because law enforcement is abusing their power by using Stop and Frisk to target minorities and do it in a legal way. I think this video is a good way to raise awareness on the issue of Stop and Frisk and will cause debate on whether or not the Supreme Court should revisit this issue. Many videos have surfaced and showed that law enforcement was abusing their power, and stopping innocent people because of “reasonable suspicion.” The question many people have raised is what exactly reasonable suspicion is and how does law enforcement differentiate reasonable from unreasonable
Stop and Frisk is a procedure put into use by the New York Police Department that allows an officer to stop and search a “suspicious character” if they consider her or him to be. The NYPD don’t need a warrant, or see you commit a crime. Officers solely need to regard you as “suspicious” to violate your fourth amendment rights without consequences. Since its Beginning, New York City’s stop and frisk program has brought in much controversy originating from the excessive rate of arrest. While the argument that Stop and Frisk violates an individual’s fourth amendment rights of protection from unreasonable search and seizure could definitely be said, that argument it’s similar to the argument of discrimination. An unfair number of Hispanics and
Before I learn about Bobbie Haro’s Cycle, I didn’t know socialization is a big part of my life. For example, when my classmates think I’m Japanese because of the way I look. After learning about the cycle I realize my identity is by the people I grew up with. Second example is my parents gave me my Chinese identity and in temple I am taught to be a good individual. This illustrate an example of Harro’s socialization enforcement. Now I understand what it means and why it happens. Lastly, another example of my socialization is being a female, as a female I have limitations. I am socialized to think I have those barriers through media. For example, on television at night the girl is walking and gets kidnapped by a man. It’s scary that I always
First of all, stop and frisk is an act of racism. Stop and Frisk is a great evidence of an ineffective policy which, under the guise of
The academic essay, “The Social Foundations of Human Experience”, by Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann written in 1966 is an interesting take on the socialization of human beings. It provides a myriad of information and ideas promoting readers to think about how socialization, as well as social structures effect both society and individual beings. The authors argue that human beings experience life based on the socialization process and their innate abilities to interact with each other. Society operates in a distinct way, based on human activity and human interaction. Through examining our course content and reading the essay I have found that the Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann
Before any argument can be made against racial profiling, it is important to understand what racial profiling is. The American Civil Liberties Union, defines racial profiling as "the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual's race, ethnicity, religion or national origin"(Racial Profiling: Definition). Using this definition we can determine that racial profiling excludes any evidence of wrong-doing and relies solely on the characteristics listed above. We can also see that racial profiling is different from criminal profiling, which uses evidence of wrong-doing and facts which can include information obtained from outside sources and evidence gathered from investigation. Based on these definitions, I will show that racial profiling is unfair and ineffective because it relies on stereotyping, encourages discrimination, and in many cases can be circumvented.
Stop and frisk has encountered many opponents who think this tool is discriminatory and often targets minorities, specifically black and Hispanic people. For that reason, a federal judge ruled to use this practice more judicious after hundreds of complains against the police department. However, the community is calling back for stop and frisk since they have noticed that it is a necessary practice to keep a safe city. Thus, the problem regarding is the increase of violence in New York City due to the restriction and less use of stop and frisk.
Social constructs can be a debilitating influence upon an individual’s life. The propaganda the construct spews through positioning the individual in a hierarchal system is sometimes met with opposition and other times taken as fact. When met with opposition, the construct can motivate one to aspire to become more than the construct would permit. And, on the occasions that the construct is believed it is used as confirmation of a self-denigrating idea. The negative affect is that it creates permanence where a potentially temporary condition exists. James Kelman's story, posits that although social constructs are created to keep a group in place, it is the belief in the construct that perpetuates the cycle of oppression, propagates the lie and brings it to reality.
In cases where societies are culturally and ethnically diverse, there will be a dominant or majority group; there will also be minority groups. Each of these groups will have its own sets of values and these values will affect behaviors at the individual and collective levels. This being said, it is relevant to mention that socialization is affected by social identification, a process wherein individuals will identify with one particular group and act in a manner that enhances that group’s standing in the wider context of society (Frazier, 2010). The process of social identification leads to the progressive consolidation of social fault lines or boundaries; this inevitably leads to social
Racial Profiling is defined as the use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having committed a crime or an offense. Sadly, Racial profiling has seem to play a factor in police traffic stops. Discretion and Racial profiling are both left up to the law enforcement officer. The practice of racial profiling by law enforcement officials is a growing concern to the public. The everyday public question is how frequently racial profiling is put into practice, as a result of discussion in national media. It is widely believed that minorities are being stop more often than whites, and that the numbers of stops are disproportionate to the representation of the population. It is also assumed that these stops are justified by minor
One practice that has become common in larger American cities that has caused many to question its legality is the “Stop and Frisk” procedure. Due to the Fourth Amendment, the law requires that the police have a reasonable suspicion that a crime has been, is being, or is about to be committed before they may stop a suspect. If the police reasonably suspect the person is armed and dangerous, they may conduct a frisk on the person (“Stop and Frisk”). The issue with this is that people are stopped solely due to imagery, which gives one a perception of something without necessarily having any suspicion based on an actual episode based in reality. This also means that those in law enforcement are subject to using generalities in their judgments, based on limited reason. This in turn may result in racism and bigotry in their actions whether intentional or
Capeheart, L., Milovanovic, D. (2007). Social Justice: Theories, Issues and Movements. USA: Rutgers University Press
“Agents of socialization are the individuals, groups and institutions that create the social context in which socialization takes place,” Monnier states, “It is through agents of socialization that individuals learn and incorporate the values and norms of their culture as well as their various positions in the social structure in such terms as class, race and gender” (Monnier). My mother made a huge impact on my life even if we did not have much money. I am so blessed with the amount of structure and life lessons she taught me only being a single mother. I never knew that people hated races outside of their own. School showed me how different each person could be. Growing up with a rural background I had not seen many races other than my family on the farm. I had many friends of very diverse races, and I never knew hate was so strong until I made my own social media account. Seeing all of the racial slurs and name calling truly influenced my life, but with my mother being the amazing woman she was I was always taught to love everyone no matter what their skin color or social class.
Our ascribe status doesn’t define us an individual but helps us build the foundation of who we are. From the time we are infants to young adults we have experienced two types of social learning, positive socialization and negative socialization. Positive socialization is a type of social learning that is based on exciting and gratifying experiences. An example of positive socialization would be receiving a bottle or attention from a caretaker when an infant cries. Negative socialization is the opposite, this social learning is used when others use cruel criticism, punishment or try to “teach use a lesson” by anger. An example of negative socialization would be when a caretaker yells or physically harm an infant as they cry. A well-known case of negative socialization and the influence of your life it can affect is, “The Secret of the Wild Child”. Genie’s world was filled with negative socialization from getting yelled at as an infant for creating noises, to being neglected as a child from her fami...
Social science’s duty is to train human being how to deal with social status. As we were born, we were part of a society; we were a member of a family; families are the first breaks of societies. So, all of us were coping with social groups since we were born: families, schools, peer groups and even media shape our social environment. Mack (2004) noticed in his data, “All human beings are social. People have to interact with other people in order to survive. Since all human beings live in a society, which is to say that every person is a member of some human group, it is just reasonable to speak of a social environment” (p584).