After reading these two articles, I was reminded of the concept of the never-ending cycle. With Domination and Subordination, it would seem that these two concepts reflect this cycle. The Dominant group as described by Miller believes that the normal way of life is a good way of life and that there should not be change. The idea of Change is one that scares and bothers the dominant group. Subordinates who are usually oppressed feel the need to change but are put down by the system put in place by the dominant group. Because its hard for the submissive group to rise to equality, the system remains the same and the subordinates are less motivated and it makes it almost impossible for the rise to equality. One thing in Cheney’s article that I found important was “Dissent at work often involves the ability to challenge existing policies without fear of retribution and it can be encouraged or discouraged at the level of the organization\u2019s climate.” For the most part, challenging the dominant group is rare and very hard to do. Because socialization factors lead people to live and believe certain things, the subordinates are already at a disadvantage and it makes it harder for the dominant group to understand why change needs to be made. There is always a challenge and less collaboration between the groups which is why change is soo hard and why miller explains that those groups don’t actually work to elevate the inferior to equality instead they are kept in the same place and even as time goes on the cycle continues to work and change is minimal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After reading these two articles, I was reminded of the concept of the never-ending cycle. With Domination and Subordination, it would seem that these two…<\/p>\n