SOC 148 Lecture Notes - Hip Hop, Collective Behavior, Time Warner

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5 Feb 2014
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Fads and fashions can be considered kind of dangerous because they reflect manipulation. The insanity reflects radical wish fulfillment makes you crazy because in contemporary society, you don"t really know who you are (because your status is fluid) You"re not sure who you are so you have a great deal of strain on what it is. Because we"re not given a status at birth. Anomie, strain which connects to generalized beliefs about being connected and revered in society. These become dangerous because they reflect a loss of perspective: panics, crazes, hostile outbursts, norm-oriented movements, value-oriented movements. Simmel and bevlin: shared beliefs: shared beliefs and wish fulfillment = crazes reflect widely shared beliefs and personal wish fulfillment fantasies that are not just about fitting in, but also about being recognized and rewarded for greatness. If i can only have it, everything will be fine . Finally, crazes also supply an important venting mechanism for societal strain .

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