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How has your social class affected your life

df127869 — 2023-11-04 01:33:38 UTC

The social class in which I am placed in has had a tremendous affect on my life. The main affect that social class has on my life is the community in which I'm surrounded. Since I belong to the middle class I am obviously going to live around others who are also middle class because that is where we could afford to live. Being surrounded by people in the same social class as me also means I am separated from people in other classes so there isn't much interaction between different social classes. When it comes to where you're placed in your social class it can either present you with more opportunities or less.

How have you been socialized in your gender?

df127869 — 2023-11-25 03:30:50 UTC

Gender socialization is the way in which most children learn about the expectations and boundaries that separate how boys and girls should act. One example of gender socialization which I'm sure all or most of us have experienced is learning that the color blue is for boys and pink is for girls. When I was a kid I did experience a bit of gender socialization, Growing up everyone in my family who was my age were all girls so I would always play with them and their toys which were all girls toys like dolls and kitchen sets so my dad and uncles would always tell me to play with my toy cars and soccer ball because those were toys for boys and what I was supposed to be playing with. Gender socialization doesn't just apply to kids though, growing up many teens or young adults are still told what they are supposed to wear or how they are supposed to act according to whether they are a boy or a girl.

"crazy or weird" experiences

df127869 — 2023-11-29 23:44:14 UTC

About 2 days ago I found myself thinking someone was a bit weird at the gym. I was finishing my workout so I went in the sauna and there was a guy in there dancing in a weird way and singing out loud. Most of the time in the sauna everyone's staying still or stretching maybe having a conversation or listening to music and I hadn't ever seen anyone start dancing in there even though dancing itself isn't super weird I guess he just didn't care what others thought. It's not like anyone was judging him it was just funny seeing someone do that in such a small space with other people in the sauna. I think these norms only apply to people who aren't kids because it wouldn't have been weird for a kid to dance in a small room we'd just assume he was bored or something but since this was a grown man it seemed out of the ordinary. There is many situations where this would be rational like at a club or party. I do can see myself behaving similarly and not being seen as weird if I danced at a party because it is the appropriate time and place to dance and where people expect it. The label "weird" just makes his actions seem like a bad thing even though it was just funny, because in a different place his actions would've been seen as completely normal.

Kindergarten as academic bootcamp

df127869 — 2023-12-05 14:12:27 UTC

I think it's interesting how some staff claim that "The kindergarten experience will stimulate the child's desire to learn and cultivate the skills he will need for learning in the rest of his school career" But still teach all the children in the same manner even though many of them don't learn the same and aren't interested in the same things. If the purpose of kindergarten is to help children grow in all aspects, why do we not focus on expanding and growing their interests. I think its good to have some kind of mannerisms and instructions to follow in the classroom, but when teachers disregard the children's interest simply because they fail to see the importance from their perspective it takes the fun out of learning.

Toy store observation

df127869 — 2023-12-07 11:32:37 UTC

Walking into a toy store was just as expected, Obviously the boys and girls toys were separate and on different aisle's. The boys toy mostly consisted of lego's, toy cars/trucks, balls, nerf guns, and action figures. All of these toys meant for the boys were for the most part either blue, green, or yellow. Now in the girl section there wasn't as much of a variety in toys. There was a lot of toys but it was only dolls and kitchen sets. Most of these items were either pink or purple mainly pink. I unfortunately didn't find what I would consider gender neutral toys since they were clearly divided in boys or girls sections. All of these toys were separated based on what boys or girls typically play with or what they "should" be playing with according to their gender role. The interesting thing is seeing how similar some toys are like action figures compared to dolls but are still assigned to different gender roles by simply changing the color or what the toy is wearing.

Wedding dreams

df127869 — 2023-12-07 12:02:33 UTC

Now that I think of it I actually never gave much thought into a wedding or been interested in even though being married is something I actually want to eventually do. Personally I think that part of the reason I haven't really thought about this is because I wouldn't care so much about the material aspects of the wedding and would be more focused on our guests. I guess I just figured most of the appearance of the wedding is something a wife would care more about rather than me. Now the other reason I don't find an appeal to the "white wedding" dream is because of my social class. To say the least, I honestly don't have hundred of thousands of dollars to spend on a wedding and even if I did id much rather put it towards something that would either benefit me and a future wife or take a vacation. I take into account my parents wedding which wasn't your typical "white wedding dream" it honestly just looked like a big party they decided to throw which they had a amazing time at and loved it. I think having a memorable day and cherishing the relationships you have made is more important than all the materialistic things people desire at their wedding.

wealth inequality in the U.S.

df127869 — 2023-12-07 12:12:10 UTC

While watching this video I honestly wasn't shocked, but I was saddened by it. I was just wondering how easy a lot of the problems in this country could be resolved simply by distributing this money in a better and fairer way. I understand that a lot of people worked hard for all the money they had, but if we're being honest there is plenty of hard working people in this nation who don't get paid what they deserve. This top 1% who has all this money had more likely than not inherited a lot of it, and not saying that its their fault but it has created unfairness with people who have worked hard their entire life and haven't ever and will never see that kind of money. I do understand that its their money and they can do with it as they please but the amount of money they have is so absurd that they probably don't even know what to do with all of it.

page, showing my color

df127869 — 2023-12-07 20:00:24 UTC

While I was reading this I felt so bad especially because it started off with Page as a child not understanding racism or segregation. I think it added a big impact because it shows us that racism isn't natural instead it is taught. "he is going to turn almost overnight from someone who is perceived as cute and innocent into someone who is perceived as a menace, the most feared creature on America's urban streets today, a young black male". I think this quote really goes to show how much the perception of being another race really divides some people when they are older or when they are taught that being a different race comes with superiority or inferiority. "If I was not black enough to please some blacks, I would never be white enough to please all whites". I think racial separation or division especially affects those who struggle with race identity because they either do not know which category to place themselves in or they are rejected by the one they have chosen. I personally have struggled with something similar as this being that both my parents are Hispanic I'm always considered Hispanic here in the U.S. but when I visit Mexico every one says I'm American and not Hispanic, which can be especially confusing for young children trying to find where to place themselves.

Ezekiel, The Racist Mind

df127869 — 2023-12-07 20:42:41 UTC

"They infer that race is a powerful biological construct that identifies essences. they are unfamiliar with modern genetic research, which has found that race identifies only trivial aspects of human genetic variation". I think that many of the reasons some people are racist is because of ignorance. I think a lot of racists have took what they were taught about race and never questioned it or listened to a second opinion simply because they didn't want to be wrong. "I now can see the amount of fear in which these people live, and their belief that a Jewish power base was out to endanger them". This quote defines a very specific reason why some people are racist. That is out of fear of other races, because they believe that other races could harm their "superiority" so they try to keep them down with racism.

On becoming male

df127869 — 2023-12-07 21:22:45 UTC

"We somehow perceive her sense of confirmation and we bang them all the more, laughing gleefully, knowing that beneath our mom's grimaces and head-shaking lies approval" I actually really understand this quote because growing up I was always allowed to get dirty, be loud, fight with my friends/cousins, and play rough to some degree of course. Where as my sister was mostly confined with playing inside and not getting dirty, not being too loud or making a disturbance, because of course that wouldn't be "ladylike". "we also learn to lie a lot, find out out that it is better to say anything plausible rather than to admit that we violated the boundaries and be grounded". I don't know if this is for the same reason but I thought back to what my mom said a while ago "I can never tell when you are lying to me but I always know when your sister is lying she isn't good at it" reading this made me think if it's for the same reason as socialization, that I learned how to lie because of the freedom I had and because I pushed boundaries quite often more then my sister did who had a lot less freedom compared to me.

on becoming female

df127869 — 2023-12-07 21:41:07 UTC

"this emphasis of neatness continued despite the physical activity of this activity, it was important to have the skills to do these gymnastic routines, but it was equally important to find ways to maintain a neat, feminine appearance throughout the performance". This is especially interesting to me because now I see so many women judged by why they worry about how they look or how they are always fixing something despite it not being a big deal, but I realize that, that is what they were taught to do and that looking good while doing it was just as important as what they were doing.

Sexuality and gender

df127869 — 2023-12-07 22:03:29 UTC

"girls do engage in conflict, although it tents to take more indirect forms than the direct insults and challenges more often found in interactions among boys". I think this has remained true as far as I've seen even now as an adult. I always questioned why it was that girls seemed to have more indirectly induced conflicts but it makes sense since they were more restricted from conflicts with one another than boys are. "A boy may not have power, but a boy's group does" In relation to the teacher not wanting to seem unfair I think boys feel more confident when they are in a group and are willing to take more risks since they feel together and know they have more power in a group. "compared with boys, girls are more focused on constructing intimacy and talking about one to one relationships". This definitely seems true I feel like girls more often have 1 other girl who they are best friends with whereas boys more often have a group of friends and are not solely focused on building a bond with 1 single friend instead they focus on the whole group.

But what do you mean?

df127869 — 2023-12-07 22:20:32 UTC

"An engineer who was the only woman among four men in a small company found that as soon as she learned to argue, she was accepted and taken more seriously". I think this happens some men see not arguing your point as a weakness or not being confident in what you believe in so not only does this affect women but men who do not know how to argue. I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing because it allows for a harsher constructive criticism which will most likely be taken into consideration rather than a suggestion would be.

The importance of being beautiful

df127869 — 2023-12-07 22:35:33 UTC

"the opinions of the adults were marked influenced by the appearance of the children" Appearance plays a big role in people judging you when you've done something deviant. Usually people judge you based on whether or not you look like you'd do something bad without taking into account your actual actions. This doesn't just apply to children though even adults who look dirtier or don't dress as nice as other are perceived as a threat or more likely to do something deviant, no one ever assumes an "innocent, clean looking" individual is going to do something bad because they are "angelic looking". I don't just think beautiful people are favored because of one persons bias but because they tend to have more friends who will help them be favored.

Eating your friends is the hardest

df127869 — 2023-12-07 23:12:53 UTC

"as their bodies and minds cried out for variety, they began to seek new tastes" I wonder if this happens because they got desensitized to the eating of human flesh or if eventually even without having tried it, their minds would ask for it eventually. Is this rejection to eat human flesh socially constructed or is it our consciousness that knows it is wrong. "anyone who suggests such changes is likely to be seen as a threatening deviant" this is interesting because if Canessa had outright started eating the bodies without bringing the discussion first they would've most likely all been opposed to it but when he set new rules like rationing and having "off limit" bodies then they began to consider what they would do to survive.

Being sane in Insane places

df127869 — 2023-12-07 23:33:42 UTC

"such an unlikely outcome would support the view that psychiatric diagnosis betrays little about the patient but much about the environment in which an observer finds him" It is especially dangerous to judge whether someone is insane or not without knowing their backround or where they come from, because then you won't understand their actions and what is normal to them. "actually, no genuine pseudo patient presented himself during this period" I think this really shows how the perceptions we have on someone being insane or not doesn't actually apply to the truth when we don't know much about them or when we ignore their other characteristics. This all shows how what characteristics we consider insane might actually be very normal in certain instances.

Police Accounts of Normal Force

df127869 — 2023-12-07 23:53:23 UTC

"new officers also learn that they will earn the respect of their veteran coworkers not by observing legal niceties in using force, but by being aggressive and using whatever force is necessary". I really think this plays a huge part in how police conduct themselves because they are no longer using what they learned in training or following their own opinions of what to do. Instead they are following what their older co-workers are doing even if it goes directly against what they were taught. " the officer expressed the wish that she had killed the suspect and vowed that next time she would shoot first and ask questions later" This is especially dangerous when you have a job as a police officer because having an ego and this way of thinking can lead to an escalation of a situation which could have easily been resolved and possibly the injury or death of an innocent individual. "although he was unarmed and under control, the suspect was punched and kicked out of anger and frustration by the officer who had almost shot him" Is this anger towards the suspect or anger at themselves for almost shooting an innocent person which they then decide to take out on the suspect?

The Pathology of Imprisonment

df127869 — 2023-12-08 00:09:14 UTC

"it was no longer apparent to most of the subject (or to us) where reality ended and their roles began, no longer able to clearly differentiate between role playing and self". If this remains true for most real guards in the world and prisoners, I think we need to find a whole new way of reforming in order to break the current system we have now. "however no good guards ever intervened with a command by any of the bad guards". I think this greatly contributes to how prisoners are treated because often humans don't want to speak up against others as long as their actions benefits them or doesn't directly affect them negatively.