Sociological Perspective

A reality-game television show called the Pirate Master culminates twelve individuals from diverse backgrounds to form a ship’s crew.   The overall objective is to be the last crewmember left, also known as the “pirate master” in order to win the game and the million dollar purse.   Before this can happen eleven other crewmembers must be eliminated thus the meat of the show.   Only one person at a time can hold the title of captain, promptly after receiving this position he/she chooses two members of the crew to serve as their officers.   But in order to become captain of the ship he/she must be voted to that position by their fellow crewmembers based on properties of leadership and overall talent during challenges.
      Prior to the challenges taking place the crew is split up into two teams (red or black) randomly based on the red or black colored marble each person pulls from a can.   After each team has been divided they are sent off to complete a “pirate challenge” which usually entails an obstacle course filled with clues and puzzles along the way as well as one sabotage point to slow the other team down.   Each team works their way through the obstacle course and uses the clues and puzzles to obtain a treasure chest that is at the end of the course and is filled with gold pieces, and amounts to a certain denomination of money.   If the captain’s team wins he/she stays captain and has the choice to keep all of the winnings or to split it up amongst the team as he/she sees fit.   If the team without the captain wins that team then chooses the new captain.   The appeal of being captain besides having the choice to keep all of the winnings or splitting it up is the ability to live in comfort within the captains quarters along with his two officers, eat a higher quality food then the crew, has no obligation to chores and maintenance around the ship, and was able to dictate what each crewmembers duties were as wells as general rules for everyone.
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