Focusing Question: Is the issue of dominance over others still prominent amongst society today? Have many battles for human rights finally put an end to these trends?
Source: http://www.stophazing.org
Layer 1: Story the Source
The website was created by a mother who has struggled with this question ever since her son went to college many years ago. Her son was a victim of fraternity hazing, and was the driving force in the website. The columns and articles usually involve recent stories in today's society. Most of her opinions are are very passionate because of her son's death.
Layer 2: Rapid Summary
The author of this website has created a National movement that is trying to put an end to fraternity hazing. Already, state laws and college punishments have come out of this website, because of this interest group. They actively challenge colleges that have had incidences, trying to finally put an end to fraternity hazing. It also explores how hazing starts sometimes in high schools, and how it is worse if starting at a younger age.
Layer 3: Narrative Thought
This source is excellent for many recent stories, and will help me a great deal in relating Bury the Chains themes to present times. I also like that she personally has become a victim to this, thus driving her to put time and effort into the cause.
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Focusing Question; Do the roots of fraternity hazing relate to the psychological state of men.
Source; The "Perfect Storm Theory". Located on insidehazing.com.
Layer 1: Story the Source
This theory has to do with finding out why men involve themselves with fraternity hazing. It was conducted by psychologist professors who wanted to take a deeper, and more pyschological, look into why adolescent men actively engage in this tradition.
Layer 2: Rapid Summary
"The Perfect Storm Theory" investigates the psychological reasoning for why "hazardous hazing" continues across colleges in the United States today. It refers to many reasons why young men participate in it, some dating back to how they were raised as a child, etc. It says all hazing has to do with the "environment" of a person, the "characteristics" of a person, and the "internal processes" of a person.
Layer 3: Narrative Thought
I think by examining the psychological reasoning for this long-lived tradition, i can make a connection to why people have an obsession over dominance of another. The master-slave relationship, even though Slavery has ended in this country, is still very prominent in society today.
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Focusing Question; Why do many universities and clubs in American universities find the concept of fraternity hazing acceptable and civil? Why do adolescents accept such inhuman treatment just for social acceptance?
Source; A book written by Hank Nuwer entitled "The Wrong of Passage; Fraternities, Sororities, Hazing, and Binge Drinking."
Layer 1: Story the Source
"The Wrongs of Passage" is one huge investigation of why young men and women involve themselves in hazardous hazing scenarios. It involves long-time studies and first hand accounts by many people who have been witness to the tradition.
Layer 2: Rapid Summary
Nuwer makes a point of how young men and women are the first ones to standout against their human rights; yet, when it comes to a long tradition like fraternity hazing, silence incurs. He questions why so many college students make such "unethical calls." He also makes the connection between high school hazing in many activities that sometimes leave a young person proned to these activities in college.
Layer 3: Narrative Thought
Nuwer makes a very strong case of why young men and women silence this in themselves. He thoroughly analyzes why this tradition is somehow "acceptable" throughout society. This book has tons of hard facts as well, that show a disturbing number of hazing related incidents starting as early as middle school for young teens.
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