As previously stated, our culture places an emphasis on the presence of selective societies. While there are negative effectives of having smaller organizations within a large-scale society, the argument is made that because humans are autonomous beings, people should have the ability to join any institution they like. In other words, I am not arguing for the dismissal of all small societies in order to reach a solution, but rather to initiate a way in which the negative consequences of hazing practices could be eliminated. Burkman, provides another piece of support for certain aspects of hazing in recognizing that, “[w]e need hazing to make it feel like we are achieving something real (even if it isn’t). We have to feel that we earned it, that we went through a trial. It’s in every story: The hero must face trials and tribulations to grow in strength and knowledge to become all the he or she can be”.[1] The argument Burkman makes represents the comradery that can be taken away from hazing incidents. Since the conditions are so extreme, it is an experience that many people feel they can confide in the other members about as a way to bond and relate with one another. Therefore, associated with the instrumentalism argument, this perspective of hazing can interpret humiliation as a means to reaching the satisfaction of conquering a challenge.

 

 

[1] Burkman, D. (2017, May 09). Why frat boys like hazing, if they live through it.