Sociological Perspective Of Little Miss Sunshine - 1090 Words

Sociological Perspectives on Little Miss Sunshine The Hoover family of 6 travel in a yellow Volkswagen bus to California for their youngest daughter to compete in the Little Miss Sunshine pageant which is her dream. There is a husband, his wife, his daughter, his son, his brother in law, and his own father who are all traveling with each other for 2 days. Each family member in the movie is trying to accomplish some dream throughout the film. Olive the daughter is trying to win the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. The father is trying to becoming a motivational speaker. The wife is trying to reunite her family together as one. The son is attempting to take vow of silence and become an airforce pilot. The uncle is attempting to live a better†¦show more content†¦Many audience members show negative santications by their facial expressions or getting up to leave. Sanctions are expressions of approval or disapproval for upholding or not upholding norms(Henslin, pg. 59, 2014) Even t hough her family is also surprised by her behavior they embrace the situation and dance along side of her. This example shows that not only is Olive breaking social norms by her provocative dance, but her family also is breaking norms by dancing and joining her on stage. Culture Shock When the Hoover family arrives to the pageant the notice that they are in for a treat because they experience culture shock. Culture shock is the shock individuals experience when they come in contact with a fundamentally different culture and no longer depend on their own assumptions about life (Henslin, pg. 49, 2014). Olive is special because she is not the average â€Å"beauty queen† with her special features such as her pale skin and plump body, but when she arrives the the pageant she experiences the culture shock with the other contestants. 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