Role Of Functionalism In Shawshank

In this film, each character is given a name upon how they act and what clique they interact with. A functionalist perceptive might say that each type of character has their own meaning or impact to society and without them society will become dysfunctional. Our first character named Andrew Clark on the wrestling team played the status of the “Athlete”, a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise. Through a Functionalist perspective they would say that sports help Social systems maintain balance and operate efficiently. They help by providing opportunities for conflict management and release, Socialization, individual of different diversity to interact, and social mobility. Since Clark is participating in wrestling he is contributing to society by playing the sport because without “Athlete’s” there would be no Sports to play. Because it sport contributes to society it makes it a working/functioning part. John Bender played the status of the “Criminal”, a person who has committed a crime. He is deviant, and violates society formal laws. He is seen in the movie, disrespecting the teacher, having marijuana in his locker, and breaking rules. Functionalist Perspectives on crime is that its normal and a necessary part of society. It contributes by creating social unity, society learns not to do this behavior. A functionalist perspective on this type of character would be that he has a function in society.

Before we get into the analysis, let’s take a moment to define the sociological theory that is so prominent in this film. Structural Functionalism is the functions that society is given, to function as a whole. In order for society to work, we need people to be leaders, protectors, farmers etc. to have all jobs in society to be covered. Viewed from a macro sociological perspective, these smaller functions work to goal of a greater whole. If we did not have garbage men, we would not have anywhere to put our waste at the end of the week. If we didn’t have companies that put

The three main theoretical perspectives that are studied are functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interaction. Created by Talcott Parsons, Functionalist perspective explores the parts of society that are crucial in maintaining social stability. Since this investigates society as a whole, it would be considered a macro-level way of analyzing society. Conflict perspective looks at the tensions between groups over power and resources. It analyzes both violent and nonviolent feuds between two or more parties on a macro-level.

The film explains the story of Andy Dufresne, a young city banker who is sentenced to life in prison after being wrongfully accused of murdering his wife and her lover. The film analyzing the effects of long-term incarceration on individual prisoners by exploring what is called institutionalization. It portrays how individual’s experiences within a prison can rapidly grow onto someone until it is only life one is familiar with and can relate to. It outlines how one has to rely on the institution of the prison itself to remain who he is. Shawshank blurs the line between what is considered right and wrong and furthermore exemplifies the notion that isolating and reforming criminals will turn them into law-abiding citizens.

The Shawshank Redemption movie is about a man named Andy Dufresne who was falsely accused of murder and was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover. Being in jail, Andy faced many problems of being abused, but he also gained a strong friendship with a man named Red. Many of the things that the prisoners had to face showed a sociological perspective on how life was in jail and how it affected the prisoners. In Shawshank prison, the functionalism theory, the conflict perspective, and the control theory shows the life and adjustments a prisoner has to make in order to survive going into a new world.

David Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) was born in France he was learning to become a Rabbi, but he was born in the time of the Enlightenment period and had different views about religion and chose to pursue philosophy in 1879 he entered college to study philosophy. Durkheim played a very important role in forming the framework of sociology. His work “distinguished sociology from philosophy” (Whitham, 2018). The film “Shawshank Redemption” (Darabont, 1994) is the film that will be used to discussion Durkheim’s theory on social facts “Conditions and circumstances external to the individual that nevertheless, determines the individual’s course of action.” (Applerouth, 2015).

The movie can also be analyzed with the functionalism perspective or function analysis. The theory of function analysis is the “framework in which the society is viewed as composed of various parts, each with a function that, when fulfilled, contributes to society’s equilibrium.” (Henslin 16). In this movie, the functionalism perspective can be seen within the Heffley family. Susan and Frank have three children; they are nurturing and socializing their children and are contributing to the society’s equilibrium.

A movie was created and the main premise was “slander” (the false accusation of one another that leads to a lawsuit or type of punishment.) It's titled the “Shawshank redemption”, the, main character Andy Dufresne (an upper-class worker for a bank) was accused for the crime of murdering his wife and her lover in cold blood. As a result, he was sentenced to life in “Shawshank” (the prison and main stage for the film). Andy was abused physically and mentally because of these false accusations of him murdering his wife, he was shunned but wasn't completely hated for the crime (that was not committed). The film shows him during his trial and how the evidence was not present but the court could only go off of what the ASSUME

The world renowned movie critic, Roger Ebert, captures the essence of The Shawshank Redemption when he discusses how it gradually develops the qualities of time, patience, and loyalty through the friendship of two prisoners who overcome despair. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), an intelligent young man and vice president of a bank is sentenced to serve two life sentences at Shawshank Prison on false charges for the murder of his wife and the man she was having an affair with. Once at Shawshank, Andy becomes good friends with Red (Morgan Freeman), a tenured inmate who helps the audience understand life at Shawshank through his dialogue and narration. Eventually, the warden hears of Andy’s expertise in banking and uses him to launder money in an extravagant scheme. In his 19th year in prison, Andy hears the true story of how his wife died, and he presents his findings to the warden in hopes of overturning his sentence. The warden denies him the opportunity and Andy decides he can take no more, so he escapes through a tunnel he had been digging for nearly 20 years. After he escapes, Andy exposes the warden’s crimes then flees to a far away city in Mexico where he planned to meet Red if he ever was released. Red is granted parole shortly after Andy’s escape, and the two friends are reunited as free men. Some critics say The Shawshank Redemption’s progression of events is too slow; however, its length allows it to successfully portrait the unique friendship of Andy and Red

The film directed by Frank Darabont comprises of a storyline where the main character in the film Andy Dufresne, a prominent educated banker, was unfairly accused of murdering his wife with her lover, and was put into the Shawshank Prison with 2 life sentences ahead of him. The film explores the inner journey that the protagonist, Andy, was unwillingly placed to take in order to lead the hellish life in Shawshank prison. The inner journey is explored through various techniques in the film throughout different ways. Shawshank prison itself is a symbol of adversities and hardships that one encounters regularly. These include the struggle we face in our daily lives, the injustices we receive and the losses that we suffer are all demonstrated in the film in different scenes.

This paper examines the relationship between the major motion picture, The Shawshank Redemption’s (Darabont, 1994), main character, Andy Dufresne, and the first two andragogy assumptions of Malcolm S. Knowles (1980). Knowles assumptions are affirmed but also rebutted from other scholars throughout the document as Andy’s actions are described and connected to the plot of the movie.

Theories have been composed and exposed by various philosophers to explain their understanding about the mind. Dualism, Behaviorism and Identity Theory are well-known theories supported by well-written explanations. A modern theory, Functionalism has been proposed that provides great insight to the main problem philosophers deal with, the mind/body problem.

Giovanni A. Camacho 02/16/2017 Psych In the movie Shawshank Redemption, psychological issues are shown through different characters that are dealing with their individual destiny for hope and freedom, each having a different outlook on life. As the main character, Andy Dufresne has a goal of finding his own identity, which is an individual’s self-concept, but also shows less of a bystander effect and even less of yield for informational influence for a person who has never been in jail and is about to do hard time for a crime he knows he did not commit. Within the prison of Shawshank by taking on different responsibilities and roles. Becoming a prison librarian, a financial advisor, and an educator, Andy begins to cope with the hardships of prison life and finds a place to fit in with his fellow inmates (ingroup).

Conflict Theory2 suggests that, within a society, groups are in constant struggle amongst each other (Ballantine, Roberts &Korgen, 2016, p. 201). Further, the group that asserts power will inevitably find ways to diminish other groups who the dominant group sees as a threat. Karl Marx, an influential theorist, argued the Conflict Theory even further by suggesting that, as a result of this societal struggle, social hierarchies inevitably develop that further contain individuals to stay in their current social positions. In Shawshank Redemption, this theory can be tested by observing the relationship between the prison warden and Andy Dufresne. One of the subplots of the film is the prison warden's mistreatment of prisoners and the subpar conditions the inmates endure while at Shawshank.

The purpose of this paper was to discuss attachment theory and its impact on future ailments such as disrupted EP and a maladaptive ER; mainly in children of early adolescent age. This will be done first through defining and discussing the terms and concepts that will be worked with. These include: Eating pathology (EP), emotion regulation (ER), attachment theory, ambivalent (anxious) attachment, and avoidant attachment. Information and definitions of these ideas will be provided by and compared between that learned in class and a previous experimental study conducted on the relationships between the attachment and the resulting EP.