Tuesdays With Morrie

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98, nearly 800,000 copies of this
book were in print.
Five sociological concepts are family, marriage, culture, racism, and forgiveness.
The sociological definition for family is “ A social institution, found in all societies, that
unites individuals into cooperative groups that oversee the bearing and raising of
children.” Morrie believes that there isn’t a foundation, or a secure ground which people
stand today if a family isn’t in the picture. So many things come along with a family,
such as love, concern, and support. As Morrie said many times, “Love each other or
Perish.”
The sociological definition of Marriage is, “ A legally sanctioned relationship
involving economic cooperation as well as normative sexual activity and childbearing
that people expect to be enduring.” Morrie believes that with Marriage, you find out who
you are, who the person you married is, and how the two of you get a long living
together and not individually. Morrie believes there are a couple of rules associated
with Love and marriage. You have to respect the other person and know how to
compromise. Your values need to be alike and you need to believe in your marriage.
The sociological definition of culture is “The values, beliefs, behavior, and
material objects that constitute a people’s way of life.” Morrie believes that people
should build there own subculture. People should choose the way they want to think
and what they value, not other people. He doesn’t believe society should determine
things out for you either. People have to start working at creating their own culture. We
have to look at what our goals are, and do everything we can to do what we want to do
with our lives.
The sociological definition of Racism is “Believe that one racial category is
innately superior or inferior to another.” Morrie thinks that people don’t believe that we
are as much alike as we think we are....