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MEN OF HONOR: DEVIANCE
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The movie “Men of Honor” is about a man who enlisted in the navy named Karl Brasher. Karl was stigmatized because he came from a poor black family. His father was a share cropper who wanted better for his children. Karl’s goal was to be a naval deep sea diver. When Karl left for the navy his father told him to be the best and never quit even if he had to break a few of their rules. His socially acceptable goals in the navy were to be either a cook or an officers valet. The navy instituted social control by making him a cook and not giving him a chance to become anything else. Karl became labeled as a deviant by the white navy officers when he jumped in the ocean on the day only whites were suppose to swim. As soon as he jumped into the water the best white swimmer on the boat was sent in to catch him, but Karl was a faster swimmer and out swam him. The navy reprimanded Karl by putting him in the brig. The navy also recognized his remarkable swimming abilities by promoting him to a search and rescue swimmer, but applied social control by not allowing him to bunk with the other white search and rescue swimmers.
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