Thursday, February 12, 2009
Where do I belong..?
This week in class, we did an activity that aloud us to place ourselves in different socail groups that we felt we belonged. At first I was not sure where to put myself other than family and friends but then i started to think a little deeper. I was able to first split my friends group into two seperate groups, one for my close friends, and one for my friends that live near me. I then was able to split my family group into my imediate family and my large family. After doing that, I added work, student, american, intramural basketball team, jewish, and I even put down that I am a chicago sports fan (minus the cubs). After adding all of the socail groups that I felt I belonged to, we were asked to label our position in each group and what one is most important. Most people said that friends were the most important, along with myself, but others said family, religion, and even sports teams. This was a great activity to do because it makes you realize how important socioligy is and that all of the social groups we belong to help shape us in every way imaginable.
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I know for a fact I wouldn't be the person I am if it wasn't for the groups I associate myself with. It does seem surprising that things like religion even popped up. I think your right we are completely shaped by the groups around us.
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ReplyDeleteGlad you could see how complex you are and how much of it is related to the groups you are a part of. Regarding the post, careful - your typo's are a little distracting. Also, don't rehash too much of what we did in class - instead use your writing to expand on it, tell us more.