An explination for being a wigger...
Tom Humbarger
2nd hour Psychology
2-5-05
Research Question: What would the reactions of the members of a certain culture be when they were exposed to an outsider?
Hypothesis: The target culture would react with anger or resentment and the outsider would be expelled.
Research Method: An experiment was conducted. A member of the stereotypical “gothic” culture was dressed as a member of the stereotypical “rap” culture and infiltrated their society for an entire school day.
Analysis: The target culture was initially surprised but eventually accepted the outsider. The original “gothic” culture, on their initial observation of the member invading the target culture, instantly were overcome with disbelief and shock of seeing the transformation. Instead of the target culture feeling anger or resentment, it was the members of the host culture that felt this way.
Conclusions: Human society today is more prone to feel resentment towards those who decide to change then those who are changing to support them. A student who transforms into a member of an opposite culture is more likely to face resentment from those in the original culture then the opposite. When the student returned to their original culture after the transformation, the other members accepted them with only minor resentment. After the experiment was explained, the majority of the culture was accepting.
This research shows that members of current society have a driving need to fit in. Many believe that this is part of human nature, though there are instances of certain individuals who do not fit into any one group still functioning. Those who decide to change groups will find more opposition from those who are losing support then the ones who are gaining it. In conclusion, the hypothesis that was previously stated was not correct, in fact, the end result was the opposite. The original culture was more affected by the transformation then the target culture.