Sociological Analysis Of Rudy

"Rudy" grew up dreaming of playing college football at the University of Notre Dame. Though he played some high school football, he did not have the grades or money necessary to attend Notre Dame, as well as the athletic ability to play for such a big school. There were many examples of different sociological perspectives, but I chose to specifically look at the conflict. Of course different cultures and societies change as years pass, so most of the norms and some values that were presented in the movie Rudy do not still hold true today. Whenever I watched the movie and thought about it in a conflicting view, I noticed many things, but what stuck out to me was how much all the siblings listened to their dad. There were many agents of socialization …show more content…
When Rudy left for school his values altered a little. He still valued church and school, but his school seemed to be way more important because he had something to work for. He was determined to prove himself. Prove he did not have to follow social norms and stay home. He did still work, which brought him to meet Fortune. Fortune becomes a big role model in Rudy’s life. When I watched the movie, I saw Fortune as the conflict resolver. He always had the right things to say to Rudy to encourage and keep him towards working towards his values and goals. Cultural change seems to have an impact on Rudy and Fortune because when Rudy was frustrated with himself, Fortune told him how he quit because he thought he wasn’t getting to play because of his color. That he did regret quitting, just the culture, at that time sadly, was mostly against blacks so he had a reason. He explained to Rudy that even though he is essentially experiencing hardship and conflict that there are greater tragedies in the world. This example is not only conflict, but also a functionalist perspective. The conflict is that even though Rudy was not playing, he was still getting the good end of the deal because there are worse things in …show more content…
He got to prove, not only to his dad and family, but to himself. He finally received what he thought the good end of the deal was. I personally loved this movie. I had never seen it before so I enjoyed trying to see the perspective I was looking at. I received a deeper understanding as to why he was so determined and why his values seemed to be so important to him. I noticed that although he was going through so much, he stuck by his own and believed in himself. When I used conflict to observe Fortune, he caught me as the conflict