Ethan's Status Symbols

In U.S. culture the pressure for people to conform to normalcy is seen in almost every aspect of our society. This idea that to be truly happy in life you have to have the perfect wife, kids, house and job is still a very prominent concept. My first status symbol shows one idea of what the perfect family might look like. A mom, dad, and two adorable kids who all look as if they do not have a care in the world. For many couples this is one of the most important goals they will work towards in life. With all the pressure from peers and media alike is it really any wonder that people these days rush into marriage? With couples rushing to get to that "perfect place" in life commitment seems to become less and less important. This pressure in our society to conform to the lifestyle represented by my first status symbol is making commitment a thing of the past.



http://www.completecase.com/?referrer=google&campaign=divorce

With the growing number of couples who rush into the commitment of marriage these days divorce is becoming the norm in U.S. culture. Not long ago in our society divorce was not some fad that many in our society are taking part in. It used to be that marriage really was "for better or worse" and when times got hard you worked on them or you waited it out. In my second status symbol, a website for easy divorce, you can see just how commonplace getting divorced has become. Why go through the pain, energy, and hard work that staying in a marriage takes when bailing on them is so easy, as this website explains. The completecase website claims that getting a divorce online is fast and easy. Making light of one of the most sacred commitments our culture has it seems wrong that getting a divorce has become so much easier than actually working out your problems. As these trends continue to climb the meaning behind the word commitment will become more and more obscured in the U.S. culture.