Survivor - Merely a social game or a look at how sociology is all around us?

I completely agree with the concept of Sociology used in reality shows such as Survivor. These shows are purposely made to determine who can be the strongest person mentally, socially and physically. It usually puts the contestants to the test and the people involved become socially and mentally confused on who they should be trusting. That makes these sub-cultural alliances are made to set a group of players apart form the larger society and by doing so these sub-cultural group may gain a cutting edge over rest of the players. Putting peers together results in differences of ideas and views and that can be easily seen in these type of reality shows.

This also relates to the reading we had been covering in class " Teenage Wasteland " and how the teenagers in the reading also formed their own culture as they felt that they were in need to oppose the larger society. These teenagers were pressured and pushed to the point where they were unable to comprehend the overwhelming pressure that the adults have put on them. No one can understand you better than your peers in my opinion because your peers go through the same experiences as you and therefore can understand what your going through better.

This concept can also be seen in a MTV show Real World Challenges : Las Vegas. Las Vegas is only one place they filmed this show at, but there were many other cities throughout America that were used for different seasons of the show. This show has a basic concept just like in Survival where people complete throughout the competition for a grand prize, but also socialize and live together with other competitors throughout the whole game. These shows became really popular and they're a great example of how peers can be easily manipulated and switch sides based on getting some information from another player.