I want to focus on how North American society is very competitive, and how society in most other cultures are more cooperative. I was thinking about doing these sub-topics:
I wanted to touch upon the connection between competition and alienation. As soon as someone becomes "the enemy" that prevents a person from reaching their goal, they get looked at as an obstacle rather than seen as a person. This alienates them because it takes away the thought that that person is human. I want to look at the alienation of men and women: the ongoing "battle of the sexes", and how men and women
treat each other as though they are a separate species, and also how men and women view each other in other cultures. I want to look at the alienation of politicians and common people. How so many people in our society try solving major issues by arguing instead of focusing on the problem and thinking about how to solve it. This is where I am at the moment with my topic. I've posted some links on my blog about the alienation of men and women.
Some great ideas here Luke. You're still covering a lot of ground. How you narrow your scope will be determined by your research. Alienation in itself is a huge topic. Maybe find info. on how competition creates alienation?
ReplyDeleteAlso if you bring male and female into it, that's a whole new area. I'm thinking you need to choose a narrower focus eventually; otherwise, you may be trying to cover too much. Keep me posted.