Titanic Take Two?

The activity we did in class that dealt with the lifeboat situation revealed a lot about social constructs and societal expectations. It was really interesting to see how my classmates dealt with the circumstances they faced. Knowing that those who were rejected from the lifeboat were "killed" didn't really seem to faze anyone. Facing the real situation would probably be completely different. I was shocked as a "sociologist" observing to see the pregnant woman character leave the boat. I originally assumed she was a given to stay. I probably thought that way due to society's value on safe pregnancy. It was funny to watch how everyone reacted to other characters, as well as took on their own role. Acting to fill the roles seemed to change who became a leader and who stayed on the boat. I think experiments like those give us an insight as to why people act the way they do.