These social hierarchies and patriarchal principles are instilled in boys at a young age.
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The intermale dominance hierarchy uses the traditional way of pain and sports to determine which boys can endure the most amount of pain.
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The writer advocates to change the way boys are taught to find respect and satisfaction in themselves. In order to do so, the author says that we cannot teach the youth that pain is good for them
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This violent and dehumanizing culture that men create are taking a physical and mental toll on the youth and future generations
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Why did the author choose to use the term "animal" to describe himself playing football?
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For adolescents to learn that pain and injury are "part of the game" is almost dehumanizing and creating a violent culture for future generations.
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Seeking respect through physical superiority is a common belief in young boys.
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Mentions that playing sports in order to gain popularity and respect is ingrained in every boy's mind.
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Introduction gives the reader background information about the knowledge Don Sabo has about patriarchal issues.
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But it is simply a form of organizing which favors the weak-tie connections that give us access to information over the strong-tie connections that help us persevere in the face of danger.
Social media can spread information quickly, but very few act on the information that is spread.
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Unlike hierarchies, with their rules and procedures, networks aren’t controlled by a single central authority. Decisions are made through consensus, and the ties that bind people to the group are loose.
It is easy to build weak relationships over social media but it is very difficult to groups that are motivated to promote social change over social media platforms.
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In other words, Facebook activism succeeds not by motivating people to make a real sacrifice but by motivating them to do the things that people do when they are not motivated enough to make a real sacrifice. We are a long way from the lunch counters of Greensboro.
Social media is actually detrimental because it lowers standards of "activism"
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Eventually, nearly twenty-five thousand new people were registered in the bone-marrow database, and Bhatia found a match.
This story shows the advantages in social media
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The kind of activism associated with social media isn’t like this at all. The platforms of social media are built around weak ties. Twitter is a way of following (or being followed by) people you may never have met. Facebook is a tool for efficiently managing your acquaintances, for keeping up with the people you would not otherwise be able to stay in touch with. That’s why you can have a thousand “friends” on Facebook, as you never could in real life.
This is the author's main point.
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The kind of activism associated with social media isn’t like this at all. The platforms of social media are built around weak ties.
It is much more difficult to have these personal connections through social media, which makes it more difficult to make an impact.
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the more friends you had who were critical of the regime the more likely you were to join the protest.
Personal connections influence the amount of people that join a protest
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reensboro in the early nineteen-sixties was the kind of place where racial insubordination was routinely met with violence. The four students who first sat down at the lunch counter were terrified.
Social media allows individuals to shy away from theses violent fears that in-person protestors face.
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Are people who log on to their Facebook page really the best hope for us all?
the author pessimistically points out that social media activism is a good start, but it does not make a societal impact
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“Without Twitter the people of Iran would not have felt empowered and confident to stand up for freedom and democracy,”
Is the author implying that without social media such as Twitter, activism in Iran would not have had a significant impact?
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With Facebook and Twitter and the like, the traditional relationship between political authority and popular will has been upended, making it easier for the powerless to collaborate, coördinate, and give voice to their concerns.
The author is saying that social media allows for anybody to participate in activism regardless of status or power.
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By Saturday, the sit-in had reached six hundred. People spilled out onto the street. White teen-agers waved Confederate flags. Someone threw a firecracker. At noon, the A. & T. football team arrived. “Here comes the wrecking crew,” one of the white students shouted.
Racial tensions began to rise as the sit-ins became more prevalent.
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Monday, February 1, 1960
historical context
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Why the revolution will not be tweeted.
This subtitle explains that social media cannot make a significant impact to the revolution.
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