Society make up your mind!!!!!! (edison) Zac Cleveland

Society in a nutshell is like the ocean, its mood is ever changing and always has a different look. Its just in society’s nature to change its mind on different topics. One day society will like something and the next its against it. Policies, institutions, organizations and groups all fall victim to the rage of society, if your not up to date with the current norms, values and experiences then GET OUT!!!!!! Societies views are ever changing in all aspects and in all types of topics, from civil rights to gay marriage and from incest to education. In the late 1800’s the court trial of Plessey v. Furguson it was established that people could be segregated by appearance as long as the facilities were separate but equal, in 1954 society changed its views on that with the court case of brown vs. the board of education. Another prime example is with incest, F.D.R considered by many to be one of the greatest presidents married his cousin and in his time it was not uncommon or looked down upon, but in today’s society it is seen as a disgrace and looked down upon by society. Another very recent issue seems to be gay marriage, before many did not even bother but very slowly more and more states are starting to recognize marriage of same sex couples. So will society ever make up its mind of what it likes and dislikes or is it the goal of society to keep us guessing what will be excepted next?

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