Lif Hierarchies: An Individual's Role In A Community

Depending who it is and what family type they are born in, people are pretty important. With this being said it must also be stated that it is still usually the men who are treated better than women. As a matter of fact, the women are the ones who wait on the men hand and feet or the servants too. It is only fitting that the picture on pages 563 and 564 have the men being lead by women or servants while riding horseback. The first picture painted by Charles Le Brun in 1660 shows how gender roles than had men on top. The women were in charge of leading “Chancellor Séguier at the Entry of Louis XIV into Paris”. Then in 2005 Kehinde Wiley painted “The Chancellor Séguier on Horseback” as a replica but in the future compared to the one from 1660.

“The only appropriate and realistic model of the Dr.‐patient relationship is paternalism. Doctors are the medical experts; most patients have little, if any, reliable medical knowledge; implicit trust in one’s physician is essential to the healing process; and doctors have the responsibility for our health and therefore have the duty to make all the important medical decisions.” Critically assess that claim.

Hierarchy is what creates an order in society, without it there would be little to no rules set in place that people followed. People who have hierarchy are advised to

First, community is reinforced when the phrase “every one belongs to every one else” is said by Lenini, Fanny, and later Henry Foster(Huxley 43, 46). This introduces the idea that the people in the community are a support system for each other. Second, the idea of identity is reinforced by the separation of the classes and the value for intelligence. The higher classes are looked up at because of their intelligence and ability. On the other hand, the lower classes are looked down upon because of their lack of intelligence and ability. Third, stability is reinforced when the Controller says “No civilization without social stability. No social stability without individual stability(Huxley 42).” He stresses the importance of stability of society and goes on to explain that war and unhappiness is caused by an unstable society. Also, he explains how far society has come and the struggle to establish the “perfect

Community is built of two main elements. First, community requires communal caring. Members need to put themselves in positions where they are able to relate to other members and does everything “within reasonable limits of self-sacrifice” (65). The second is communal reciprocity. Individuals will serve other members of the community, not for exchange of goods, but to provide generosity and support. These elements of community appear in the lives of all individuals, even the most capitalist ones. Humans are entirely capable of these.

In such a case, an individual would actually be worse of by the restriction placed on physicians, since they value treatment by incompetent doctors

Without socialization, humans would not possess the knowledge of language nor thought. James Baldwin stated in an article of the Saturday Review in 1963 that he believed “man is a social animal. He cannot exist without society.” Although man is highly dependent on and requires the presence of society for survival, society would not exist without members. While there are disadvantages to social settings, there are a large number of benefits to them as well. Numerous advantages include a higher sense of independence and individuality, a feeling of security, and an increased level of understanding and comprehension for mankind. This knowledge helps us recognize the reality of our present. We can gain insight to what humans have done in the past through studying our history. Regarding this information, we can grow and develop as a society through past behaviors by enhancing healthier lifestyles, preventing the disturbance of our environment, in addition to limiting the high number of extinctions, and more.

Yet, as illustrated by Darwin, the only universally unequivocal goal in all species is survival. So, all instinctual tendencies and behaviors in the human race are shaped for the sole purpose of surviving. And if all humans have the same underlying characteristics, the explanation for why some are considered “outcasts” or “misfits” becomes foolish. Perhaps, by recognizing that everyone is fundamentally the same, we will focus on these similarities rather than our differences, which ultimately will lead to a more unified society without ostracization and isolation among

Doctors are humans, they are perhaps slightly smarter humans than your average person but at the end of the day they are humans. They fall victim to the societal pressures and stupidities that afflict us all. They are trained to be neutral to look at the facts and the medical evidence prior to diagnosis but they are human and they have prejudices and premature judgements just like the rest of us. If a black man walks into a Drs. Office one might think diabetes and high blood pressure, if a gay man or women walks into a Dr.s office one might think of aids.

To be human means to have a mind of our own. Every single person has a distinct and unique mind, meaning that we have the freedom to think what we want and speak what we choose. Contrarily, some may argue that conformity is advantageous for both the individual and the general good. Simply following the norms of society establishes safety; concurrently, it also substantiates satisfaction for many. In order for society to function, rules must be created and followed effectively.

Society also fosters in us the sense of perpetual dependence. Precisely because society has its own specific nature that is different from our nature as individuals, it pursues ends that are also specifically its own; but

Humans are fundamentally social creatures and conservative Rodger Scruton references this idea implicitly when he discusses how a group identity is key to forming a government. In his book How to Be Conservative Scruton posits that a sense of collective “we” cannot be created from the top down. Instead Scruton argues that it is face-to-face interactions that build a sense of collective. Human nature lends itself to this hypothesis. We interact with many other humans in our day to day lives because socialization is the key to our development as a species.

We as a human race have become a byproduct of our society. Through media, technology, and social pressure, humans no longer run society, but it seems like we are run by society. The quote from sociologist Peter Berger states “Not only do people live in society but society lives in them” This statement is referring to a form of social control were groups and the people in those groups conform to society partially knowingly and partially as a reflection based on dominant social expectations. As I further explain Berger’s statement I will explain how individuality, identity, and freedom fit in to such a predetermined future.

Society and its inherent need to have all of its inhabitants fit together as one

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Quoted from American author Ralph Waldo Emerson, this encapsulates the very spirit of a natural human. In our natural state, we humans strive to continue building on our foundation. The foundation is different for each and every one of us, meaning different things will be built upon each of our foundations. This is humanity, what separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom. We strive to not only survive, but to live. To experience life in our own individual perspective is what makes us unique. In a society discouraging individualism, humanity is stripped away and replaced with synthetic interaction. Simply put, collectivism strips life away. People will not conform to what others think they should conform to, unless it is