Community Map Key Words
Passive Resistance: My use of passive resistance here has nothing to do with the social movements of people like Martin Luther King or Gandhi. Instead of non-violence, the “passive” here means not trying to change anything. Anthony and I resisted the normalizing institution of school by making fun of it or trying to act and talk differently than our peers. This resistance did not change a thing it was only a coping mechanizing to deal with the bleak aspects of “normalization” and homogeneity. We tried to resist mainstream high school culture without completely separating ourselves from it.
Anomie: I alter the meaning of Durkheim’s theory here considerably. I do not think that all people living in the modern age face this problem of confusion due to “normlessness.” I am in agreement with Foucault that most people “internalize” “normal” behaviors and this is how power structures remain in place. However, in my case I tried to “passively resist” high school’s “normalizing” qualities and the mainstream high school rituals of my peers (the prom, partying, hanging out in large groups) yet I still went to high school and absorbed some of its messages. Due to this, I am “suffering from social norms that are weak or often contradictory.” I am not sure how to act around others. Thanks to modern technology I am can cope with Anomie by still being able to keep my old community in tact.
Virtual Persona: My virtual persona on my MySpace page is a way for me to identify myself with my community. I use images, quotes and sounds in such a way that people who are members of my community will be able to recognize the page as mine right away.
Community: My personal community is a reflection of the state of communications technology in the 21st century. I can be alone in Philadelphia yet still feel strongly connected to my friends and family Rhode Island. This is a new kind of community, one in which physical geography is almost irrelevant. In the past many who were experiencing “Anomie” in new surroundings would be forced to go home or make serious attempts at making new friends or become depressed and lonely. Now my community is one phone call away from anywhere or we can all meet as a community on the internet. As technology continues to change I will be interested to see how human interactions are further affected.
Passive Resistance: My use of passive resistance here has nothing to do with the social movements of people like Martin Luther King or Gandhi. Instead of non-violence, the “passive” here means not trying to change anything. Anthony and I resisted the normalizing institution of school by making fun of it or trying to act and talk differently than our peers. This resistance did not change a thing it was only a coping mechanizing to deal with the bleak aspects of “normalization” and homogeneity. We tried to resist mainstream high school culture without completely separating ourselves from it.
Anomie: I alter the meaning of Durkheim’s theory here considerably. I do not think that all people living in the modern age face this problem of confusion due to “normlessness.” I am in agreement with Foucault that most people “internalize” “normal” behaviors and this is how power structures remain in place. However, in my case I tried to “passively resist” high school’s “normalizing” qualities and the mainstream high school rituals of my peers (the prom, partying, hanging out in large groups) yet I still went to high school and absorbed some of its messages. Due to this, I am “suffering from social norms that are weak or often contradictory.” I am not sure how to act around others. Thanks to modern technology I am can cope with Anomie by still being able to keep my old community in tact.
Virtual Persona: My virtual persona on my MySpace page is a way for me to identify myself with my community. I use images, quotes and sounds in such a way that people who are members of my community will be able to recognize the page as mine right away.
Community: My personal community is a reflection of the state of communications technology in the 21st century. I can be alone in Philadelphia yet still feel strongly connected to my friends and family Rhode Island. This is a new kind of community, one in which physical geography is almost irrelevant. In the past many who were experiencing “Anomie” in new surroundings would be forced to go home or make serious attempts at making new friends or become depressed and lonely. Now my community is one phone call away from anywhere or we can all meet as a community on the internet. As technology continues to change I will be interested to see how human interactions are further affected.
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