Pro Social and Anti Social Modeling Examples

You Ain't Got No Pancake Mix: Pro Social

This is an example of a Pro-Social modeling due to the target the man was targetting. The woman preaching was head of Westboro Baptist Church, also known as the most hated family in America. This man is showing something beneficiary to society by removing the forces of anti-society, Westboro, which results in making society better. The bystanders behind are taking a positive connotation to this due to the laughter and positive reception to the man, which is pro-social modeling.

Anti-Social: Stupidity

This is an example of anti-social because it is reflecting a detriment of society: stupidity. She is rather uneducated, which is seen as less than in society. The girl is also trying to promote (or model) her idiotic thoughts through social media. Because she is attempting to teach her stupidity to others, she is using anti-social modeling.

This video shows an analogy to actually use your talents for help of the greater good, which is seen as positive in society. The video shows the woman using her writing skills to help a homeless blind man gain more money. This could be seen as pro-social modeling due to the bystanders watching the woman write on the board, influencing or modeling them to do the same.

Pro-Social: Change Your Words

Pro Social and Anti Social Modeling Examples

This is an example of anti-social modeling due to the influence the rebel had on the other students to smoke. Smoking is seen as unhealthy and has a negative stigma in society (of the USA). This is a modeling because the club are all gradually giving in to smoking, as someone with a higher authority starts to smoke, the lesser authority will model this negative behavior, thus producing anti-social modeling.

By: Justin Rosales

Anti Social: Breakfast Club

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Girl on Girl on Teacher Fight (1:20 - 2:00)

This is an example of anti social due to the fact that violence was used a solution to violence. Violence is negative in USA Society due to the fact that "Violence is Never the Answer". However, the teacher uses this hostile technique to break up the fight. This ensues more violence and even swearing among students. Bascally, the violence from the teacher was the model for the violence from the students. Since the teacher used violence, a negative meaning in society, the students also used violence, which is anti-social modeling.

Pro-Social: Stop it

(Start at 8:45)

This is an example of pro-social because the man in the video is doing a benefit to society: help a fellow student in which he bullied. Anti-bullying is seen a great benefit to society and this man is promoting it. Since he is a popular guy in school and well known, he has high authority and school and can therefore model this to other students. Since there were other students who witnessed this kind gesture from this man with high authority, they are more likely to promote anti-bullying as well, which is a pro social modeling technique.