Sunday, January 10, 2010
WOW
so this is kinda sad i mean class being over and all. not to excited about next semester. i mean my 2 favorite classes were sociology and political thought both of which are one semester classes. i think that i learned more real world lesions and observed more in sociology than almost any other class the only class even close to it would be economics with hann. but i love soc not only for the peopel in it but the lessons. that and what am i going to do with this blog now, i mean i guess i could keep blogging but i think the only person that might read this is Smith and I'm not sure if he will even bother with it. but if you do read this smith just want to say i loved the class i never would have guessed that you had not taught it in so long. i loved freaks and geeks I'm going to buy it i think and your class has changed the way that i look at people and some of the things that we do. i have begun to question why we do things and why we think the way we do. I'm going to miss that class it was sick. and if any one else does read this that was in the class what did you think about it? what was your favorite thing we did?
Friday, January 1, 2010
CRASH!!!!!
#1: The cop played by Matt Dillon showed that he was a racist but also showed that he would up hold his duty to protect people. comparing him to Cameron who was a director, you can see the differences in racism. Matt started the movie with racist feelings as Cameron did not, Cameron started to have racist feelings after he had racist acts done to him and his wife. both Matt and Cameron knew that Cameron could not stop Matt because he was a white cop and Cameron was a black man. that's why Cameron did not try to stop Matt from sexually touching Cameron's wife. and Finlay when push came to shove Matt for got about race and helped Cameron's wife get out of the car which saved her life. on the other hand Cameron got very very mad and and threatened cops to shoot him and got angry and almost brought out a gun on the cops.
#2:there were many many times in this movie where people where negatively stereotyped. one good example was when Daniel, the lock smith, was replacing the locks at the DA's house. and Daniel is Hispanic and some people might say that he looks like he could be in a gang, Jean the DA's wife starts yelling that the next day she wants the locks changed again because she believes that Daniel will take a key to the house and give it to his "gang banging friends" so they can break in to there house. i really like how Daniel deals with this he doesn't yell or argue back, no instead he finishes his work walks up to where Jean was and put down all 4 keys to the house. politely says good night and walks out the door. he showed her she was wrong and didn't do any thing to play into the stereotype. another example of stereotyping in the movie was done to Farhad, a man who is from the middle east and dose not speak very good english. he was purchasing a gun to protect himself and his store form being robbed. the man selling the gun did not want to sell Farhad the gun because he assumed that any middle eastern man was a terrorist and a Muslim which in his mind mad them all bad people. and as the mad selling the gun yelled racial slurs and stereotyped farhad all farhad did was yell back and escalate the problem, farhad played into it and gave the salesman a reason to not like middle eastern people.
#3: The TV producer Cameron said to Anthony in his car "you embarrass me; you embarrass yourself." what i believe Cameron is saying to Anthony is that Anthony is playing into all the stereotypes of blacks he walks like people think blacks do he talks like people think blacks do and he all around acts like people think blacks do. Cameron is saying that the way Anthony conducts himself is childish and needs to grow up and join society. i think this had a huge impact on Anthony because he stops making racist comments and stereotyping everyone and starts to help others like when he lets the Asians go in china town instead of selling them for money.
#4:When you look at a person and you see there whole race and not the individual it is because of ether the way they act, talk, or hold themselves in public. for example if you were to see a black man dressed in a suit or wearing a polo you would see the individual but if you saw a black man wearing baggy pants a big puffy jacket and large necklaces (bling) then you would see the whole race and NOT THE INDIVIDUALS because this man is dressing and carrying himself how people stereotype him. when people play into there stereotype you see the whole race and when you brake them or don't acknowledge them you become and individual. for example Anthony was looked at as a whole race because of stereotypes on the other hand Cameron was look at as an individual because he broke away from the stereotype.
#5:No it is not in our nature or genes to be racist it is some thing that we learn in society. you can see this because people have become less and less racist over time. racism is still around and i don't believe it will ever go away but i think that it is getting better and will continue to get better, which shows it is not in our genes.
#6:Race is learned from our environment and our surroundings. for example if you put a bunch of little children in a room with toys and there were a bunch of kids of different races they would play all the same as if the room had only one race of child. so it must be some thing we get from family friends and media. the racial messages we get from media at times i don't think are intentional, but they often portray violent crimes most of which seem to be done in inner cities that don't have a lot money and they happen to be black so people start to associate black people with crimes. while crimes still happen with whites most of them have the money to keep them quiet. and family may send messages with out knowing it. who the family hangs out with is a big part if a child is never around other races they may not like them as much.
#7: i wish it were possible to end racism but i believe it is not. i think this because though we are becoming less racist as a society some people will never change there ways which may teach there children to be the same way. and there are a lot of ignorant and stupid people who don't have common sense and cant think things through. i think that we can do better but it will never be 100% gone.
#2:there were many many times in this movie where people where negatively stereotyped. one good example was when Daniel, the lock smith, was replacing the locks at the DA's house. and Daniel is Hispanic and some people might say that he looks like he could be in a gang, Jean the DA's wife starts yelling that the next day she wants the locks changed again because she believes that Daniel will take a key to the house and give it to his "gang banging friends" so they can break in to there house. i really like how Daniel deals with this he doesn't yell or argue back, no instead he finishes his work walks up to where Jean was and put down all 4 keys to the house. politely says good night and walks out the door. he showed her she was wrong and didn't do any thing to play into the stereotype. another example of stereotyping in the movie was done to Farhad, a man who is from the middle east and dose not speak very good english. he was purchasing a gun to protect himself and his store form being robbed. the man selling the gun did not want to sell Farhad the gun because he assumed that any middle eastern man was a terrorist and a Muslim which in his mind mad them all bad people. and as the mad selling the gun yelled racial slurs and stereotyped farhad all farhad did was yell back and escalate the problem, farhad played into it and gave the salesman a reason to not like middle eastern people.
#3: The TV producer Cameron said to Anthony in his car "you embarrass me; you embarrass yourself." what i believe Cameron is saying to Anthony is that Anthony is playing into all the stereotypes of blacks he walks like people think blacks do he talks like people think blacks do and he all around acts like people think blacks do. Cameron is saying that the way Anthony conducts himself is childish and needs to grow up and join society. i think this had a huge impact on Anthony because he stops making racist comments and stereotyping everyone and starts to help others like when he lets the Asians go in china town instead of selling them for money.
#4:When you look at a person and you see there whole race and not the individual it is because of ether the way they act, talk, or hold themselves in public. for example if you were to see a black man dressed in a suit or wearing a polo you would see the individual but if you saw a black man wearing baggy pants a big puffy jacket and large necklaces (bling) then you would see the whole race and NOT THE INDIVIDUALS because this man is dressing and carrying himself how people stereotype him. when people play into there stereotype you see the whole race and when you brake them or don't acknowledge them you become and individual. for example Anthony was looked at as a whole race because of stereotypes on the other hand Cameron was look at as an individual because he broke away from the stereotype.
#5:No it is not in our nature or genes to be racist it is some thing that we learn in society. you can see this because people have become less and less racist over time. racism is still around and i don't believe it will ever go away but i think that it is getting better and will continue to get better, which shows it is not in our genes.
#6:Race is learned from our environment and our surroundings. for example if you put a bunch of little children in a room with toys and there were a bunch of kids of different races they would play all the same as if the room had only one race of child. so it must be some thing we get from family friends and media. the racial messages we get from media at times i don't think are intentional, but they often portray violent crimes most of which seem to be done in inner cities that don't have a lot money and they happen to be black so people start to associate black people with crimes. while crimes still happen with whites most of them have the money to keep them quiet. and family may send messages with out knowing it. who the family hangs out with is a big part if a child is never around other races they may not like them as much.
#7: i wish it were possible to end racism but i believe it is not. i think this because though we are becoming less racist as a society some people will never change there ways which may teach there children to be the same way. and there are a lot of ignorant and stupid people who don't have common sense and cant think things through. i think that we can do better but it will never be 100% gone.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
What sociological factors besides race might be causing the difference in different marriage rates between black and whites in the U.S.A.?
i think that money and is a big factor in marriage because if you don't make enough money to support yourself then i doubt people would be looking to have to take care of another person. also black men seem to have a reputation on not staying with a women especially if the women is pregnant. that's why some black children grow up with out a father figure. there are groups and organizations that try to help these kids for example there is a group in Chicago and i believe it to be nation wide and it is called the "Hundred Black Men" but they noticed that a lot of black men would leave there would be family because they didn't want to commit, but these groups like the hundred black men are located in the inner city areas where there are less wealthy people they are not located in middle class or wealthy areas. pulse the rich know that they have enough money to get married and if they don't like it they also have the money to get divorced. but other than money and race, are there any other factors that would cause a difference in marriage rates between blacks and whits in the U.S.?
i think that money and is a big factor in marriage because if you don't make enough money to support yourself then i doubt people would be looking to have to take care of another person. also black men seem to have a reputation on not staying with a women especially if the women is pregnant. that's why some black children grow up with out a father figure. there are groups and organizations that try to help these kids for example there is a group in Chicago and i believe it to be nation wide and it is called the "Hundred Black Men" but they noticed that a lot of black men would leave there would be family because they didn't want to commit, but these groups like the hundred black men are located in the inner city areas where there are less wealthy people they are not located in middle class or wealthy areas. pulse the rich know that they have enough money to get married and if they don't like it they also have the money to get divorced. but other than money and race, are there any other factors that would cause a difference in marriage rates between blacks and whits in the U.S.?
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Social Classes
quote from George Bernard Shaw:
'What a man is depends on his character; but what he does, and what
we think of what he does, depends on his circumstances. The characteristics that
ruin a man in one class made him eminent in another.'
what i believe Bernard is saying is character defines who we are. its our character that draws certain people to us or pushes them away. for example people with good character usually draw others who have good character and those with bad character seem to stick around others with the same character. but then Bernard claims that what people do and how others think of their actions all depends on the circumstances of those actions. like if someone with little money donated to the poor that would be considered a very kind and generous act, but if a rich person were to donate money and get a bunch of publicity then people would think that the rich person was doing it as a publicity stunt. though other peoples perspectives can depend highly on class. for example what a poor man might see as a great job an upper class person would see as being way below them. based on the video we watched in class the upper class seem be seclude people and not allow them in to there social circle and they are very judgemental. on the other hand the lower class seemed to have more fun, be layed back, and very accepting of others regardless of money or what family they come from. based on that video if i had to pick between upper class and the lower "redneck" class i would pick the lower class it seemed like a better life style. yes the lower class has to struggle more and work harder and doesn't have as much free time or extra money but they also seem to be more real with each other apposed to the upper class that seemed to only be interested in self gain and appearance
'What a man is depends on his character; but what he does, and what
we think of what he does, depends on his circumstances. The characteristics that
ruin a man in one class made him eminent in another.'
what i believe Bernard is saying is character defines who we are. its our character that draws certain people to us or pushes them away. for example people with good character usually draw others who have good character and those with bad character seem to stick around others with the same character. but then Bernard claims that what people do and how others think of their actions all depends on the circumstances of those actions. like if someone with little money donated to the poor that would be considered a very kind and generous act, but if a rich person were to donate money and get a bunch of publicity then people would think that the rich person was doing it as a publicity stunt. though other peoples perspectives can depend highly on class. for example what a poor man might see as a great job an upper class person would see as being way below them. based on the video we watched in class the upper class seem be seclude people and not allow them in to there social circle and they are very judgemental. on the other hand the lower class seemed to have more fun, be layed back, and very accepting of others regardless of money or what family they come from. based on that video if i had to pick between upper class and the lower "redneck" class i would pick the lower class it seemed like a better life style. yes the lower class has to struggle more and work harder and doesn't have as much free time or extra money but they also seem to be more real with each other apposed to the upper class that seemed to only be interested in self gain and appearance
Sunday, November 22, 2009
deviance
because of the assignment in class and from doing acts of deviance it is easy to see that people do not know how to react because it is abnormal. for example if you ever hold the door open for people some will say thank you and walk through then there are other people who will look at you with weird facial expressions and walk through the door very quickly because they feel awkward and then others yet will look way from you to avoid eye contact. i feel like our society is so closed off and we are not willing to help others that any time you do its is looked at as strange. this bothers me cuz why is it when someone does something nice its weird, strange, not normal but when someone does something mean people just say it figures or ignore it and more on. we take the negative and accept it and we avoid the positive. this is why we are a closed off and not a friendly society. we hear on the news about ppl getting arrested or killed but there is rarely new of good deeds or good things done. have you noticed any thing about peoples reactions to positive or negative deeds?
Friday, November 13, 2009
adolescent
there is often an argument between nature and nurture and which one makes us who we are when we are older. when in reality it is not nature OR nurture, but it it nature AND nurture. they both play a huge roll in who we become. like how i was brought up and where i live determines what i wear on a given day. but the sports i play depend on what my society tells me for example i play football and in our society we are told that guys play football apposed to girls so that is part of it and then with nature i have always been a big, strong kid who likes to play contact sports. so in my decision to play football came both nature and nurture.
sociologists say that adolescents focus all there time and energy on social power and they don't no why we care so much about what others think. but the truth is there is nothing else for them to focus on. social power and social status is the only thing that they have power over they have no control over almost any thing in there lives. if "adults" really what to get teens to not pay so much attention to social power then they need to give or allow teens to take responsibility and they need them to take rolls of responsibility.
now a days when kids are growing up they no longer need to make there own fun or be creative with there imagination because they are kept entertained by TV. the kids are not playing with plays as much any more. this is a concern because when they are older they will not be able to innovate or be able to think on there own cuz every thing was given to them when they were young they never had to imagine or solve there own problems. this can be avoided by having kids play together and have them play with toys so it makes them think.
there is a big difference in they way our society treats girls and boys when they are growing up. for example all baby boys toys are blue or trucks or action figures, while girls toys are dolls and pink. when girls are younger it seems they are taught to play house which seems to be a gender based game like playing war or guns as a young boy. i feel that these things make us a lil insensitive when we are older for example we think that that is how it is supposed to be. if a guy were to have pink toys or a girl to have blue toys they might get made fun of so they conform to the group so that they avoid embarrassment
Thursday, October 22, 2009
story of my life...
If i had to pick the groups or organizations that most effected me while growing up i would have to say Football and boy scouts. i no in class, we talked about how you need nature and nurture to be a good basketball player, but for me i played football and i was not born with any sort of football talent. that all went to my brother. any way, because i was not as athletic as everyone else out there on the field i had to learn how to work hard. it forced me to learn discipline it definitely helped me develop my out look on life. because in football if I mess up someone else on the team gets hurt and to me that unacceptable.Every team does some thing to get pumped up like a cheer or yell. I was surprised though when my 8th grade coach taught us ours. Our slogan was R.I.P. no its not what your thinking it stood for Respect, Integrity, and Pride. he told us that those were the things we should play with and play for. so i figure that from football i have gained discipline, team work, camaraderie, and hard work. the other big influence in my life would be boy scouts. i have been a scout for 13 years now. and since i joined i have done my best to live my the scout Law which tells a scout to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. pretty much scouts teaches you how to be a good person. and being around good people and seeing good deeds and doing community service since i was little has made it a regular part of my life. for example when i know some one is in need i do what i can to help whether i personally know the person or not. for example a friend of mine, who was running a station at the Partnership walk, (a walk to raise money for under developed countries) asked if i could help him out. of course i said yes and so did many other people. but when they found out it was early the morning after the Home Coming dance most people changed there minds. but because i new that i had a friend in need i told him i would be there. scouts also taught me how to be independent. we go camping all the time and when your back in the woods you have to know what your doing most the time. when I went backpacking for 2 weeks in New Mexico I learn how to take care of myself and the others around me. its funny scouts and football are just some things that i do because i think there fun and i get to do some amazing things through them, but i cant even begin to tell you how different i would be if i didn't do them. i would not be nearly the same person. i guess a lot of my "nurture" came from them.
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