Sociological Perspective of the movie "Dead Poets Society". presentaion

SUCICIDESAsfandyar Ali

2012076

Neil Perry

• Conforms to his father. Took admission

in Welton on father advice.

• Came to know that he want to be actor.

• Commits suicide.

Mr. Keating

•Newly appointed English teacher in Welton.

•Uses unorthodox methods to reach his students.

•Carpe-diem.

Mr. Perry

•Controls his son’s life.

•Stressed his only boy to focus on studies

and leave extra-curriculars.

•Against Neil Perry acting business.

Knox Overstreet

•Likes a girl, Chris. But had no courage to reach her.

•Carpe diem.

•Kisses her.

Welton Norms

Students Experienced Freedom

Carpe-diem

• Both Neil and Knox had experienced freedom.

• They were reluctant to surrender their new independence without a fight.

Suicide

Anomic suicide

Egoistic suicide

Altruistic suicide

Fatalistic suicide

Fatalistic suicide

• It is due to excessive regulation where the individual experiences pervasive oppression.

• The sufferer considers himself doomed to be a slave.

• Way to find escape is suicide.

• Neil Perry wants to be an actor, and

His passion was choked by father oppression.

• He doomed himself to be a slave.

It was his attempt at controlling his own life.

Who to blame??

Students Verdict

DRAMATURGYAli Waqas

2012050

Dramaturgy Definition

•According to Erving Goffman (1922-1982), the social life should be analyzed as a drama or stage.

•Birth ushers us onto the stage of everyday life

•Our Socialization consist of learning to perform on that stage

Presentation of the Self

•Do you act differently in front of you Boss or Best friend

•What about your posts on Facebook

•People will act differently in church as compared to local bar.

Neil suicide

• Who was Neil and & why he committed suicide.

• I think Neil character was static, meaning that he never changed. Just by considering his suicide, doesn’t mean he changed at the end

• Neil life was an act-to his father, to his teacher Keating and even to himself

• . Neil took different role just to fit the circumstances

• He never was upfront and honest about his passions to anyone.

SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM

Ahmed Nawaz

2012039

Introduction

•Symbolic interactionism is a sociological perspective, in which society isviewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meanings, develop their views ofthe world, and communicate with one another.

LOOKING-GLASS SELF THEORY

The looking-glass self is a social psychological concept, stating that a person's self grows out of society's

interpersonal interactions and the perceptions of others.

DRAMATURGYImtiaz Hussain

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Social Control Theory

Travis Hirschi (1969)

Why People follow the Law

Strong Social constraints

Less Deviant behavior

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Social Control Theory

Agents of Social Control

• Family• Peers• School• Bosses, Co-workers• Police, Court/Justice• Self-The most effective 32

Opening Ceremony

Headmaster Addressing

Students listening

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The rules and regulations in

Welton Academy

Social Constraints

High rate of Conformity

Ethnomethodology

Harold GarfinkelThe study of how people do things

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SceneJohn Keating

Enters the class

Students sitting on the

benches

Poetry class in progress

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Keating ask Neil Perry to read

“Understanding poetry”

He don’t like the traditional methods

Asks students to rip out the pages

Motivate students for sharing their own perceptions

DRAMATURGYWajid Ali

2012414

Introduction

• The idea of functionalism was presented by AugusteComte

• French philosopher

• Functionalism interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability of the whole society.

• The different parts are primarily the institutions of society, each of which is organized to fill different needs

Neil Perry Suicide

• Now I will explain Neil suicide through functionalist theory

• Neil was a talented student who was performing his duty of being a obedient son

• On the other hand he was an obedient student

• Neil wanted to be an actor but his father wanted him to be a doctor, at this point his functions overlapped

• At the end he realized that he was un able to to carry on with his role, and realized that he has failed.

• When such a situation occurs , a person feels powerless and may commit suicide

REINFORCEMENT THEORY

• Neil suicide can also be explained using REINFORCEMENT THEORY

• He was constantly forced against his will to become a doctor

• Neil perry couldn’t dare to stand up to his father

• Neil consider himself valueless and miserable who cannot follow his will.

• He commits suicide because he was forced to play a role that he cannot fit in.

CONCLUSIONFurqanYousafzai

2012

Conformity:

•Neil is a conformist throughout his life.

•Never dare to dispute his father.

•Todd Anderson is too shy and hides in shell.

•Too much expectations have chained him.

Deviance to take control of life.

•Neil Perry clicks his passion; participate in play.

•Todd Anderson breaks the shell ; is discovered to be a great poet.

•Knox proposes his love! Wins her heart!

Recommendation

• Mr. Perry should have been flexible on his son.

• Mr. John Keating should have thought them to take control of their lives in controlled manner.

• Neil Perry should have given a fight rather than surrendering.

Conformity

Deviance