The Power of the Chair

The conflict theory states that people in a higher social class will succeed more in life than those in lower classes than them. Karl Marx did a study in which he realized that rich people lived longer than those who were poor by 20 years. I believe that this theory also applies in the sense that people with strength or popularity will succeed more than those under than them.

This theory can be related to musical chairs. In musical chairs, everybody is fighting to get on a chair once the music stops. But in the game there are different types of people playing. There are those people who would do anything to get on a chair even if it meant pushing someone else to get on a chair. There are the people who are nice and would rather just get out if meant having to fight someone for a chair, and there are those people who just are playing because they have to but they don't want to lose.

In our class I noticed that most of the people who were left in the end were the aggressive ones and the ones who were out were the people who didn't really care if they lost. I also noticed a few people who took control of people and while nobody was moving they would push people in order to get them walking so they could get on a chair. I personally was one of the people who was there because i had to but i didn't want to lose. I would put my hand on a chair and not move until the next chair was open.

This is like the conflict theory because it shows how the more outspoken and powerful students stayed in the game. This is an example of being socially construct of reality. It is an example because the people who were aggressive and powerful was because of their past life experiences. They have had competition in their life before and they want everything in their life to be like a competition.