Sociological Reflection

Sociology 101 has changed my view on human interaction and has opened my eyes to polar views on the world we live in. Over the course of the semester, we utilized advanced sociological methods to evaluate some of the most controversial topics facing our generation. This class has impacted my life in numerous positive lights through the teachings that Dr. Morlock has provided us.

The North Hanover Mall is an average shopping center with various stores and small attractions. Typically, the mall is not over-crowded; however, during the evenings and weekends it is well-traveled. There are the average chain stores such as JCPenny’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hallmark, and Bath and Body Works. Likewise, there are some smaller, lesser known stores, for example, a few nail and hair salons, cafes, a pizza shop, and a sports apparel store. In general, there is a diverse mix of people shopping, from ethnicity to ages and group sizes. The night I choose to do my social observation the mall was much busier than I had anticipated. There was a Halloween event and an antique car show; both circumstances brought more individuals than usual into the shopping complex.

After taking a Sociology class this semester, I learned a lot of about the different topics and concepts in this course and how they are related to our society, which has changed my perspective as well as how I view and see the meaning of my surroundings. I would also think about what would be going on inside a specific person's mind and how he or she was feeling. After learning about different concepts in Sociology and watching the videos presented in class, it became easier to just stop and think about a person, wonder who that person was, and be curious about that person's life story. We pass by people all the time every day, but we never really know what is going on with them and don't really think about it or care since it is so

Additionally, the family of choice consists of people one feels as obligated to as if one was of blood relation. These self-constructed families are no less real or less meaningful than conventional families. In fact, they are known as one’s fictive kin. The bond of this type of family can be formed through several ways. Natalie writes, “for some people, voluntary kinship filled a void left by death or estrangement from biological family, while for others the relationships were supplemental or temporary.” It can be a friendship that turns into a family or a group that one relates to as a family. Either way, the fictive kin family is a blossoming family type. Increasingly, people refer to this as their second family. Some choose it to be their first family when they feel

I began my Sociological Observation Paper at the town’s local baseball field. It was about 8:30 p.m. when the game began, and it was about this time when I noticed the connections between the baseball players and the weary watchers. The event can be called a sort of an aggregate, a term used to describe a group of people found at a certain place at a certain time which I became acquainted with on the 25th of June towards the end of the class lecture. While there, I was a bit absent-minded, seeing as I had take notes of the behavior of the people watching while keeping close ties to the players’ interactions with one another.

I have grown up in church. I have been to church pretty much every Sunday of my life. My family never really missed church, except if we sick. Even when we were on vacation, we would go to church. I also spent a lot of time at youth group. During my time at youth group, there were positive and negative experiences that I had. Even though I do not want to go into youth ministries, I still think my background shapes my opinion on it.

Danial F. Chambliss is a professor of sociology who wrote an article on human talent. The article Mudanity of Excellence, was made from research observing competitive swimming. Two perspectives of the sport included different levels of the sport. One perspective included novice swimmers who swam for different goals to world class olympic swimmers who competed for gold. The study included a second view that entailed an analysis of swimmers career spans. This showed swimmers growing and training before they were recognized to have talent.

Agenda Setting is a theory that has the ability to influence the salience of topics on the public agenda. It is a very dangerous, but helpful tactic that many mainstream media use in order to powerfully influence the public. Media has the ability to shape and mold the most “important” news of the time, and this is highly evident in the OJ Simpson Case and the famous Movie Rocky IV.

The decisions we make and the outcomes of those decisions are influenced and shaped by the situations we find ourselves in, the values we have and the behaviours of the people around us. These decisions and actions in turn have an effect or impact on the society. In this essay, I will explain the “sociological imagination” according to Mills, his distinction between personal troubles and public issues and analyse sociological imagination in my biography by showing how my dream of attending university is made a reality as a result of social or historic forces.

Looking through popular magazines has long been a source of reading entertainment for many people. Throughout the years magazines slowly but surely also began influencing their reader’s lives. Readers of all ages, nationally and gender were now looking though magazines for answer on life, fashion, love and even sex. Advertising companies soon began to notice the phenomenon that was happening and began incorporating their ads into magazines. Today, magazines are full of ads. The scary part of all this is that advertising companies are willing to corrupt your mind to convince you to buy their product. The level of influence is unmeasurable since it can come in many forms. Because of this, I’ve

Sociology allows for each individual to have varying opinions and results based off of their own perspective. There are three main categories by which people follow and live their lives by, almost like a predestination of sorts. The sociological perspectives are structural-functional, social conflict and symbolic interactions. All perspectives differ in the approach taken as well as the success rate for each, but without these classifications society would not function as a whole.

No results for 'Sociology is the study of human society and and social interaction. It examines how and why people interact. Auguste Comte coined the term sociology and was considered to be its founder although he never studied sociology (D. Kendall 10). There are many great sociological thinkerds who all have different ideas about what causes social change to occur. Herbert Spencer believed that evolution was part of social change and that societies developed through struggle (D.Kendall 11). He called the development “survival of the fittest,” so it became known as social Darwinism because of its association with Charles Darwin (D. Kendall 11). Karl Marx believed that class conflict and conflict in general is neccessary to produce better social

My education, parents, peer groups, and media have played a significant role on shaping my opinion on the social policy. My friends and family play an important role in my life. I truly value their opinions and always try to understand their point of views. School and the media are something I am exposed to on a daily basis, whether I am actively listening or not. Therefore, these groups can consciously and subconsciously affect my views on various subjects such as gun policy, women's rights, and racial issues.

Agenda Setting Theory refers to the media’s ability to influence the significance of topics to the public. Agenda setting allows for the establishment of public awareness to issues made relevant by media. There are two assumptions underlying the agenda-setting theory (McCombs & Shaw, 1972). Firstly, the media’s portrayal of an event does not necessarily reflect reality; rather the media filters and shapes the news. Secondly, the infiltration of

Many times, I wonder why some people are more pleasant than others. Through my observations, I met individuals of different values. I observed some people reacting to me in a hostile way while others were very nice. I got to socialize with nurses, aides, and patients who showed me the everyday lives of rehab patients. The resource area provided perfect examples of three sociological perspectives; Symbolic Interaction, Conflict Theory, and Functionalism for me to observe. Symbolic interaction is the ideas that an individual is influenced by and these meanings shape the scope of their perspective. Conflict theory emphasizes on the idea that individuals and groups within a society cooperate on a daily basis of conflict instead of unity. Functionalism accentuates that individuals and society work together in coordination to maintain a state of stability for the society as a whole.