Sociology Blog 2


1.      Freaks and Geeks Pilot
a.      I thought that Freaks and Geeks was a good show. It really showed what life is like for people in high school.
b.      Functional Theory
                                                                                      i.      Lindsay and her friends
c.       Conflict theory
                                                                                      i.      Lindsay has to choose between being in the mathletes or getting a punishment.
d.      Symbolic internationalism
                                                                                      i.        Lindsay’s father’s army jacket (she doesn’t take it off that often) she’s been wearing it ever since her grandmother died.
2.      Groups and functions
 Jocks -They played sports and some of them bullied the geeks and some didn’t
Freaks- They were negative influence most of them smoked pot and they bully people all the time. They are always hitting each other and making fun of each other. They also go around and do illegal 
Geeks -They were the smart kids they are positive influences they like to help each other out. They love playing board games, but they aren’t very good at socializing with girls.
3.      Who has the power in the episode? 
Freaks-They boss everyone around if they don’t listen yell at them and get very angry.
Teachers -Told students what to do and punished those who didn’t listen
 In a small way the girls had a little bit of authorityTheir authority came from talking to the geeks. They always used the geeks bad social skills to ask them to do something and they did it because they liked the girl, or they just couldn’t deny it.
4.      What are important symbols
a.      The biggest symbol in the show is Lindsay’s army jacket. She started wearing it after her grandmother died. After her grandmother died she became this rebellious kid who didn’t want to listen to her parents.
5.      Can you relate the theories to your own life?

a.      Yes, I suppose that I could relate to two of the theories. The symbolic interactionism in my life would be my caps. I am always wearing a cap no matter what I’m doing.  A conflict theory would be me deciding which college I want to go to. 

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