https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt Course Readings en-us 2020-08-24 16:11:27 UTC 2020-10-12 21:57:10 UTC hello@padlet.com kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/695110837   I am taking this class to benefit my future in law enforcement.  I honestly do not know what I am getting into.  Once I get an understanding of the class I will slowly get better at turning assignments in, and figuring out how to do the work needed for this class Sociology 1A. I am not a quick learner, because I need time to think things through to be able to comprehend material as well as courses.]]> 2020-08-24 16:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/695110837 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/725678868 In our discussion so far; sociology is mostly about the study of human interaction. I can relate to this as I am always thinking when people talk, or do some sort of activity together. From watching my siblings they have shown me that lines from many songs are true. It says "the truth hurts", "face the facts", "science says I should forget her", ect. My favorite line is "the truth hurts", because as of right now a group protesting for Black Lives Matter feel as though they are being threatened by society. I know many people are protesting peacefully which i don't mind, but once they hear the facts of something as in the statues. This shows me a trend which the some of the population would shift or gravitate towards the side that feels right to them. ]]> 2020-09-08 00:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/725678868 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/725719704 Similar to Berger I see a groups pattern, or an economic issue.  A group pattern could be of how people against guns barely know about, or know how to get a firearm.  A fine example would be Sheila Jackson Representative of Texas says an AR15 or (Armalite Rifle) is a 50 caliber rifle that is really heavy.  This information was found on a youtube channel called The officer Tatum, and same to his reaction this representative does not know anything about firearms.  Many people believe in this representative when she states this claim.  ]]> 2020-09-08 01:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/725719704 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/728513096 Unlike the author I am not a big book guy.  Instead I read articles and comprehend them. But we both agree on how sociology is a very interesting subject to learn and see change in our surroundings. Such things as when we talked of spit or saliva in our class. Sociology changes the way we see society. ]]> 2020-09-08 17:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/728513096 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/728552285   Cops are sort of like daily sociologist to me, but not at the same time. An officers mindset is what is the daily trend, and how to help the community by understanding these trend. An example would be the BLM protesters that block up the roads. They want to protect the protesters by helping them move to the side walk. This reduces casualties and always busy people get past to go home or to work. ]]> 2020-09-08 18:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/728552285 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/728672278   Culture Shock is something i can not understand too well.  Is it the shock of the unknown in society or the shock of how different the other minority groups are.  To me it has these two definitions.  One example would be of how shocking it is that a Chinese group called Mioa.  Not the name, but the way they live compared to the Hmong people in Vietnam. Many things are similar except the way they operate.  When Hmong wed people off drinking is a way to show how much money would be given fromeach side of the family.  The Mioa people tease each other with alcohol and have a bowl of food as a confession.
The other defintion example is how I see my parents. It shocks me that with these protest going on for BLM, Antifa would join in and start fights with officers. Then what is going on the mind of the Antifa person, while after the initial strike was hit; the BLM group joins in on the fight thinking the officers were just abusing the citizen who through the first hit. The group followed what they thought was the right action for society.]]> 2020-09-08 18:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/728672278 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/728990900   It makes a lot of sense why sociology grew along side Capitalism, for knowing how to give society what they want, such as jeans. They can be cheap and reliable which many common folk can afford while giving a fashionable look. But then such as the book says makes one fit in and special. Jeans have many paths in sociology starting with affordability for people with not much money. Then to fashionable and fitting in. Yet jeans started with labor workers in the past such as cowboys, and miners. Now its more of fashion than durability and usefulness. Many people in my family only see jeans as fashion while I see it a durable pants to hold tools, and get dirty without ruining it for a couple years. ]]> 2020-09-08 19:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/728990900 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/732551756    Shopping is something very interesting to me.  It started as a quick means of getting what is needed to what we want.  Jeans are a good example to show needs and wants.  In the past jeans could show the difference between labor workers and the rich.   People who wore jeans needed it for there rough and dirty work.  While the rich wanted to show their difference by getting clothes that are not for hard workers in labor. Consumers in present day are looking for fashion that expresses who a person is, not for their riches.]]> 2020-09-09 18:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/732551756 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/736893067   Food to me definitely does show a piece of our culture. Part of my family are Shaman so they don't eat certain parts of an animal. Compared to my Indian friend in the Caribbean who is Muslim does not eat certain animals. To us Americans would probably think it is weird at first glance, but there are many kinds of food or ways to eat that were before america was born. ]]> 2020-09-10 20:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/736893067 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/736928564    As an American Asian I consume many variety of food not only to taste, but to survive when we have a shortage of food.  As a hunter I harvest not just the meat of my game, but also certain organs as to not waste the corpse and to have more to eat.  This also allows me to pay less for meat products, because my family does not make much.  This also relates to my friend in the Caribbean not having much income so he fishes for most of his meat.  In a hunter perspective as mine would see that industrial or farm animals is a sort of cruel.  Having an raised just to die is worse than an animal that lived its life not being forced to die at a certain age.  Usually a person would argue that farm animals live better lives; to me I would say that the animal is trapped in a cage not able to do anything except eat, sleep, and poop where they lay.  I know this is true; because I raise chickens to look at, eat, and play with.  The ones being eaten are set free everyday to roam and live their lives, but still they live just to die. There also how the animal is processed by who and how. For the animals I dispatch are slaughtered by my own hands. A chicken could be handled by many hands before even getting to the grocery store. I don't know if any of those people were sick. There is only one reason to that all animals have in common for consumption are parasites. A bear can give a person trichinosis if not properly prepared. Pigs also can give a person trichinosis if not properly prepared.]]> 2020-09-10 20:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/736928564 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/736967474 Each area have their own reason to do something such as economic issues to social reason.   Which can also come into play with friends eating together at an Arabic restaurant for example.  Two friends tried a dish there so the others want to try and see if it is good or the two friends said "try it you might like it".  One of the people in the group might say they like  Mexican food better.  ]]> 2020-09-10 20:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/736967474 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/790017539  Commodity fetishism shows how we focus on one thing we can't see the story behind it.  As for this chapter food is the example for this definition.  A chicken nugget is cheap yet we don't appreciate the work that was put into it.  My family is always about how convenient it is to get certain items from a store and we usually do not care where it came from.  
Another example used in this chapter was chocolate and the child labor or slaves who put effort into making cocoa to chocolate. The chapter also brought up how "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" show how it is a luxury and mythologized. To me I see the people that are working for Wonka are sort of showing slave work. I don't see them getting paid and they seem to live in the factory. This reminds me of how an Native American group thought of how the gods came to see them, but it was a Spanish group that wanted to exploit the country for riches. the people were also taken as slaves, but the people thought they were being chosen.]]> 2020-09-30 01:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/790017539 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/790074384   In many other cultures food is seen as a totem of having a bond with a group.  Such as a turkey on thanksgiving day that brings family and friend together for tradition, and national identity.  Group identities can be seen through certain food totems.  
An example given by this chapter is Mexico and its food, and how food can travel across boarders. Yet many Americans do not see that certain foods represent this sort of totem. Plicher says in his book "Planet Taco A that the popular views of tacos as cheap, hot and maybe dangerous. Giving a racist view of Mexico as a land of tequila, migrants, and tourist diarrhea. ]]> 2020-09-30 02:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/790074384 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/790112758   Feminist sociologist shows that historically food was prepared by women. Which shaped the gender division of food labor. American journalist Emily Matchar reports of how many women mostly make dinner and make most food purchases. Some people say women have food standards, more concerned of health, and are more knowledgeable and skilled in the kitchen. To me Women are equal in the kitchen as men, but because of how women and many men are a bit more choosy on what they eat. My Mother makes many dishes in the house such as Emily Matchar says. To my father it is more of how my mother does not like to eat my fathers traditional cooking. All in all women do more in the kitchen than men even through history, splitting genders in the kitchens.]]> 2020-09-30 02:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/790112758 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/822748333   I Believe in Veblen's words that excellent goods is an evidence of wealth.  Although this happen a lot in the past, an example would be medieval Europe. A Youtuber named Modern History TV, he shows of how many exotic spices and equipment were mostly owned by the rich and wealthy. One item was a bone spoon for knights. while the lower class usually did not have spoons. But wealth also comes into play today for sort of a social status. In my own family of a Hmong background, buying special expensive items meant one has money or higher class. This mostly is connected with the elders wanting to be the better looking person at a social gathering. One real good example would be the church my family helped build. The older people would always bring in items and show it off just to show the others they have something good going. The people who usually did not show off anything special were usually ignored. Well unless the members were related in some way.  As for me, my grandpa was a leader of the Yang family and we still of many artifacts of our wealth from the past such as knives, jewelry, precious medals, and much more giving my family status. This does lead to other Hmong families hating each other. I have many uncles who praise my family, but many who despise us for the wealth and power we have. But to me I feel as though since times are changing; I bring in tradition to bring family together. Plus my family is not that wealthy, we show off a bit. We have many fancy expensive silver wear as well as furniture just to show guest we are a stable wealthy family.]]> 2020-10-12 19:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/822748333 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/822751007     Iron- Mostly found and made in china, and Australia. This item help industrial growth. Companies go over seas gathering this item for many manufactory reasons, such as building, robotics, ect.
    Welding rods- Made around the world. This item helped change welding making it easier to attach and cut metals faster. Companies travel all around the world to either get cheaper materials to make them, and earn a profit.
    Oil- Most oil is found in Arabia, Russia, the America north and south, and China. Oil changed the way a steam engine worked as well as the economic world. Companies would want to find oil to earn profit, while car companies want to produce vehicles that use less gas the by product.
    Hamburger- First founded in Hamburg, Germany; then sandwiched in the US later on. Anyone can make a hamburger, but it made tough bits of beef soft to eat. Some Europeans would travel to the US to eat it, as well as many Asian people. Companies from foreign countries would travel to the US just to bring it back to make American style hamburgers to earn a profit and live their idea of the American dream. 
    Maple Syrup- Made up north by our Canadian brothers. Mable syrup changed everyone by exchanging it with molasses in our foods for a different taste. Companies want to bring this around the world to make big bank and give people sweat nectar of an edible tree.
    Shirts- Made in Vietnam a poor but bustling state. Shirts were made from way back when, but the modern shirts are made to help against weather. Companies monopolize Vietnam for their own benefit.
    Spice- Mostly found in made in Northern India and Africa. It changed the social status of many countries, showing wealth and power. Companies go over seas just to be able to get and sell these spices for some money and status. 
    Bamboo- Found in many tropical areas as well as my grandmas yard. The product has changed the world by its ability to make multiple items to new fuel source. Companies travel the world to find different types to make things such as building material to tools or utensils, and lastly make fuels such as charcoal.
    Copper- Mostly made in North and South America. The world had changed it to make wire, circuts and many more items. Companies want to make life changing material with is as well as a big profit.
Sugar- Mostly made in America, India, Brazil, Europe. and Asia. It is wanted mostly for its sweat sweat taste in alcohol, which made the colonist back in the past angry not having it. Companies want to make it into a food product as well as a beverage for social gatherings. ]]> 2020-10-12 19:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/822751007 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/822818434   Economic , social, and cultural capital is very crazy in my own life. My father has a high social standing same as my grandpa, while my mother is all about economic capital. As for me and my older sister it is cultural capital. I understand my culture usually more than any of my other family members, because of my curiosity. small amounts of our silver jewelry dates back to ancient china to the Miao people. My understanding gives me a cultural status in my family, but because of that I am mostly ignored by the elders. The main culture capital would be the ability to make rice alcohol, and make jewelry with silver money. ]]> 2020-10-12 20:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/822818434 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/822856613   In this chapter coffee is the prime example for social status. For the younger generations from ages around 20 lower would use coffee as a social item in the Hmong community. Though in my family drinking any beverage would count as long as you had some sort of snack to keep the guest excited. Coffee does show one thing in my family history is social change, as well as economic change if the coffee taste good. Buying coffee at Starbucks coffee meant, in my family, that you got money to buy such an expensive useless, but delicious cup of tea. Although I say it is useless, my eldest uncle would say it is medicinal to drink coffee to make a man have more energy under the sheets. Main reason for me to say it is useless is that it helps me sleep more than stay awake.]]> 2020-10-12 20:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/822856613 kyang445 https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/822971685 Social classes is something that shows everyone who you are. If you don't earn any sort of money, then are you a student. If not then its not a fun conversation. To me I see this everywhere from schools to work places. Social classes are very important to people, but I don't know as to why. My people that write music always complain about how we want this we want that, but for what?, looks? Hmong people are still very traditional and cultural people; except the younger generation. Having some sort of high status shows a family you are worth talking to. A Hmong mother would gladly put an arranged marriage for her daughter to a man who works hard and has a lot of money. But it usually ends bad in my family from cheating to killing each other. Who knew that these old thoughts would pop up from a cup of coffee.]]> 2020-10-12 21:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kyang445/8anwzx2b0757dikt/wish/822971685