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Jerry Katz Sociological Theory

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The movie applies several key sociological terms to present the character traits and plots in the right manner. The most common concepts in the animated film include social constructivism, realism, structure, sociology, agency, Katz, Rosenham, Marx, symbolic interactionism, and Pager. The tools are essential in breaking down the plot into significant assets in the film. The essay will include definition and description of the terms and application of such concepts in Zootopia Film. Social constructivism theory indicates that for cognitive development in human mind, which involves emotions and acquisition of knowledge, there must be interaction with others in the process. It means that children experience a stage wise development before they attain the right attitude to deal with external forces that unfolding during the interaction process. Elders in the community act as guardians to the young generation; hence, provide the necessary advices for a better result. In the film, Judy Hopps illustrates at the beginning that the ancestral land presented to them was necessary for development and interaction between animals from different places. It means that the location has been the place for every member of the society to …show more content…

The situation is common in diverse communities, in particular for juniors at high school level. Commonly, teenagers join antagonistic groups that replicate gangsters in the society such so that they intimidate their counterparts. In Zootopia, Gideon Grey and his company give the bad characters, especially when dealing with other individuals who are younger than them. For instance, he bullies Judy’s friends by taking their tickets, which leads to a fight with her to prove his superiority. The weaker members of the society remain defenseless against such individuals who know how to intimidate

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The “Outsiders” made me think about the rules that groups give us are strongly founded on what they see as defiance. It made me think that some rules are given within a group are not remotely necessary and that we as a society are to blame for what is deemed as “socially acceptable”. Deviants may not even be actually deviants but that’s what they are labeled by society because they think, what the deviant did was wrong, which could be made up by what society thinks is okay behavior. The relation to this reading and the sociology course shows how society controls us and how they consider we should act. It reminded me of how society tells us as women that showing off our body parts is deemed as trashy and not lady like, but men can do so without

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The analysis of the reflections of society in Zootopia Zootopia is one of many of Disney and Pixar’s most celebrated productions. The animated film is the sixth highest-grossing animated movie of all time. Set in a world of anthropomorphic animals the picture is centered around a young rabbit named Judy Hopps who comes from a small town with the dreams of becoming a police officer. When coming of age, Judy leaves her hometown to pursue her dream by going to live in Zootopia a city where anyone can become anything they want to be. She becomes the first rabbit in history to become a police officer.

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Aside from their animation techniques, Pixar’s films also hold a complex and nuanced political essence spread widely across all of the features; when viewing the collection as a whole, there emerges a subliminal concept incorporated by the studio itself, a canonized message directed towards and concerning modern society. Most of their films feature a significant relationship between human and non-human characters, with the latter facing ostracization for their tendencies away from normalcy; in narratives such as Ratatouille, WALL-E, and The Incredibles, the resulting circumstances act as allegorical references directed at the real world. The presentation of the non-human characters as possessing humane qualities, and the benefits that come from

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Another Disney film about a talking animals, Zootopia seemed like it would be like the rest: a cute, enjoyable family film. What was delivered was much more than a simple bunny cop. Zootopia, one of Disney’s highest grossing films, is one large movie containing multiple allegories and forms of propaganda. Following are just a few examples of how propaganda and allegories are used to tell more than just the story of Judy Hopps. The film is an allegory of how the future is portrayed to kids, by adults.

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The sociological imagination has three areas that are analyzed. First it can start out as an individual’s personal issue, that personal issue develops into a larger scale problem that affects both a society and then it impacts history. For example, look at how unemployment can impact society as a whole. Being from Michigan, the main industry has been automobile manufacturing on the east side of the state. When I was getting ready to graduate from college several automobile manufacturing plants were closing or downsizing.

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There are several themes to the movie, Zootopia, however, there are two important ones that need to be addressed. The first and most common theme of Disney movies is do not give up. If you were to ask a child what they thought the theme of the movie was, it would definitely be this one. Even if an accomplishment seems impossible, Zootopia teaches us that if one simply does not give up on their dreams and believes he/she can succeed, it is very much possible. This movie is recognized as an integrated society, however, there were obvious places for each society.

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The book ‘Classical Sociological Theory; Rediscovering the Promise of Sociology’ by Glen Goodwin and Joseph Scimecca, covers the beginning of the sociology field (Goodwin and Scimecca, 2005). The three main theories of conflict perspective, functionalism and symbolic interactionism beginning have all been developed in the book. After the author’s identify the social philosophy emergence, the book then follows a pattern where every chapter is devoted to a major theorists as well as their work. The theories in this case have been placed in an intellectual and social context. Hegel’s discovery of dialectic gave rise to German sociology.

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“Requiem For A Dream” tells the story of hope slowly and surely decaying in the lives of four distinct individuals, dealing with socialization, alienation, mores and even social class to create the scenarios each person faces. From wanting just happiness, down to desiring a better life, these were all corrupted towards the end. Although it is a film exemplifying poverty and everyday lives of the working poor with goals in life, much more sociological issues arise in the film relating to each and every character: Sara, Harry, Marion, and Tyrone. Socialization within society connects the characters to their individual issues that starts their downhill role in the film.

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Vygotsky (1962, cited in Wilson et al., 2011) explained in his theory of sociocultural theory by arguing that, children build knowledge through social and cultural experiences. Piaget, on the contrary, argued that children gain knowledge through exploration and activities. I observed the teacher demonstrating how to add water to some potted flowers using a small watering can while the child observed. The teacher demonstrated this by interacted with the child using language and hand gestures. The teacher promotes the social interaction through values, customs, belief and language to promote the child’s learning.

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Since the beginning of modern human civilization, there has always been tension for those who do not share the same color, background, culture, or race. People often tend to stick to those who are similar to themselves while also alienating those for are different and who seem to pose a threat. American History X is about an old brother and younger brother relationship and how one person has the ability to influence the other in a big way. Derek Vinyard, who is the older brother and Danny Vinyard, the younger brother, both live in a white supremacist mentality passed down by their father at an early age through racist comments and stereotypes. Their white supremacist ideology results in the imprisonment of Derek when he murders an African American rival when he attempt to steal his car.

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Through this we see our basis for the movie and the social hierarchy of Zootopia itself. Social classes in an animated children’s movie aren’t exactly something that we would be used to. Even though, we see throughout the

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“Human social environments encompass the immediate physical surroundings, social relationships, and cultural milieus within which defined groups of people function and interact (Casper & Barnett, 2001, para. 3). The impact of the social environment in the home on early childhood development Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory encompasses the view that values, beliefs, skills and traditions are transmitted from one generation to the next. He, unlike behaviorist theorists, emphasized that family, social interaction, and play are primary influences in a child’s life (Gordon & Browne, 2013). The social environment at home has a profound impact on how children develop.

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Classical sociological theories are theories with ambition and great scope that either created in the early 1800s and 1900s in Europe. There were many sociological theorists such as Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Vilfredo Pareto, Auguste Comte, Karl Marx was important in its Time and have played a significant role in the subsequent growth and development of sociology. According to the origins of British Sociology, the market economy is a source of order, positive force, integration and harmony in society. According to Jackson (2014), there was a small elite inevitably dominates society on the grounds of enlightened self-interest. On the other hand, the anomie, considered out of any specific social context, refers to the problems

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