Culture

This week in sociology we learned about culture.  Alot of people say that in whatever country we live at, we should be able to speak that language in the country. Most of the people care what other people think, so they try to learn a different language, and sometimes forget their own. I don't agree with this because I think that the people should not care what other people are thinking. Even if it is the main language you speak at home. I think that you should proud about your culture. And you should embrace your heritage where ever you are.

A Bronx Tale

This week our class wtached a movie, called A Bronx Tale. This movie was based on a true story. This movie was exciting to watch and entertaining. Calogero belongs to many different groups throughout this movie. The older he seemed to get, the more groups he seemed to be involved in. When Calogero was a kid, he was a friend and a son. He and his father always talked, and if there were any problems his father always solves it. As Calogero became a teenager, he grew closer to Sonny. He was still a friend, but felt that he should be involved with his friends anymore. They did stuff that didnt seem right to him. He was still a son, but more to Sonny than to his own father. His group changed from being a son to his father to being a son to Sonny then being a son to his father again. I am part of many groups. As I grow older I be part of different kinds of groups. In each individual group I talk and think differnetly.

In group out group

On Wensday our class did this project where the teacher divided the class into two groups.One group was people who was wearing black shirts. The other group was people who didn't wear black shirts. More than half the class didn't wear black shirts. When we divided up we had to write down reasons that they did or didn't wear black shirts. Some people said that the reason that they wore black shirts was because either that is the only color they had or it was the first thing they saw and picked out. No one knows exactly why people wore black shirts.

Freaks and Geeks

On wensday, we watched a video called Freaks and Geeks. It was about different groups of people and how they interact with each other. The Freaks are the kind of people that dont care. and the Geeks are the ones who are afraid to getin trouble. One object that symbolizes that the Freaks dont care is that they smoke. And one object that symbolizes that the Geeks are afraid to get in trouble is that they are part of a mathlete . This is symbolic interaction. This is similar to real life because in schools we have different groups of people.

Sociological Imagination

In the beginning of the week we read the story Outliers. It taught us about sociological imagination. Sociologists study how people are affected by their social groups.  People are influenced by their own groups. I always thought that what if I didnt move to Lincolnshire, I would of stayed where I lived before. Would I be the same like I am now? How would I act?