Sociology Report: Socioautobiography on Mother Teresa and Society

This report presents a socioautobiography focused on the life and impact of Mother Teresa, analyzing her actions and beliefs through a sociological lens. The report explores several key social concepts, including social class, conformity, norms, deviance, subculture, and role, illustrating how Mother Teresa's life exemplified and influenced these concepts. It examines how her dedication to serving the impoverished and marginalized challenged social norms and expectations, impacting society. The report provides a concise overview of the concepts and their relevance to Mother Teresa's life, supported by references. The conclusion emphasizes the positive impact of these concepts on society, reflecting on how her work has inspired change.

SOCIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ON MOTHER TERESA

Mary Teresa popularly known as
Mother Teresa belonged to an Indian-
Albanian family was a Roman Catholic
nun who completely dedicated her
life in helping the impoverished and
deprived people (Walters, 2016).
She spent most of life in Calcutta
India where she founded Missionaries
of Charity.
ABOUT MOTHER TERESA

These are some of the popular social
concepts
Social class
Conformity
Norm
Deviance
Subculture
Role
POPULAR SOCIAL CONCEPTS

People should be served
irrespective of their class,
economic status, ethnicity, age,
race, appearance, gender or any
physical disability (Eire, 2019).
Serving people regardless of what
others will ponder
Evolving the mindset of people
regarding taboos (Nyborg, 2016).
SOCIAL CLASS AND CONFORMITY

Role depicts the traits of person which
are present in them
For instance- Mother Teresa was an
honesty, peace-loving, helping and
culturally unbiased in nature(Nyborg,
2016).
Norms highlight social expectations.
These are the policies and rules which
should be kept in concern while dealing
with social issues(Young, 2015).
ROLE AND NORMS

Deviance refers to the acts which are
performed against the social rules. This
does not mean that all the deviant acts
are negative. If after performing the acts
the result is positive it is the is no more
considered deviant (Young, 2015).
The subculture refers to thought and
ideas of people living in society.
Every individual has diff erent
perspective.
DEVIANCE AND SUBCULTURE

People should follow the preaching of Mother
Teresa
As she helped the deprived without seeking
benefi ts people should also serve the
community
Even after not belonging to the nation she
helped the poor and needy going beyond the
cultural respects
The concepts of social class, role, norms,
conformity, deviance and subculture have left
a positive impact over society.
CONCLUSION

 Eire, C. (2019). The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila: A
Biography. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
 Nyborg, K. A. (2016). Social norms as solutions.
Science, 354(6308), 42-43.
 Walters, K. S. (2016). St. Teresa of Calcutta:
Missionary, Mother, Mystic. Cincinnati: Franciscan
Media.
 Young, H. P. (2015). The evolution of social norms.
economics. Economics, 7(1), 359-387.
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