Human Nature :: Sociology Sociological Papers

homo Nature A cleaning woman is screaming and the smell of a unwarranted fire is in the air. Theres a group of pile about fifteen yards away who ar witnessing the event. They all stand thither in awe of the destruction but not one of them has called the authorities. Jack, a businessman walking by himself, ingests the fire and the woman trapped inside(a) the building. Without hesitation he uses his cell phone to call the fire department. at a time getting off the phone, this brave man runs into the smoldering building to translate and save the woman. Coming out of the building without being harmed, he and the woman are safe. If one man could do this, why did the group of deal watching not do anything? The explanation for the reactions of the people is due to what may be s back up as human nature. It seems that when in groups, people are less reactive when they are in the presence of danger or hazard. Carol Tavris, who received a Ph.D. in Soci al Psychology from the University of Michigan, is a widely published author. In her works, In Groups We Shrink From Loners Heroics, she talks about the human nature of people and how in groups, manhood seem to think and act differently than they would on their own (Tavris 17). When liner danger or disaster, groups of people do not run to the aid of others because of the nature of groups versus the nature of individuals (Tavris 18). Tavris is trying to reach everyone and have them be conscious of what is human instinct versus what is moral. She is hoping that her readers will take something away with them from the article and hopefully react morally when seeing people in danger or in desperate need of help. Throughout her piece, Tavris uses two main structures equal and contrast structure and the problem/solution structure. She uses these so that her readers can see the comparison or the solution right away. She very vividly shows the departure in the reactions of people when she uses the compare and contrast structure.