I saw sociology when...

Sitting at work, i realized sociology was present. Looking around at the people getting their hair done, it was clear that social classes were among us. While washing a woman's hair, she told me about her life. All the vacations she's been on and the number of children she had to take care of; including the many jobs she took part in, in order to support her family. This woman is in the middle working class, where she earns her money and takes pride in the amount of time spent with her family and friends. Either way, this woman struggled. Being in the economy we are currently in doesn't make it any easier on her, in addition to her children that need the support of their single mother.

It's interesting to me that appearance can give away clues to which class people belong t, whether someone is higher or lower class. knowing many people that belong to all sorts of classes gives me the opportunity to learn how to act towards them and around them. It is difficult to relate to some of my friends that belong to higher classes than myself. For example, my friends like going out to dinner and with the salary I have from working at a salon, I am not able to go out and treat myself as much as they do.

When It Goes Off

Many people, in England, gather at the Manor House for an event that involves the rivalry of two supporter groups, Tottenham and Manchester. Two soccer teams battle it out in front of their loyal fans. These supporters feel so strong about Tottenham and Manchester that they would fight against anything or anyone that go in their way; including killing a man, precipitating factor. that tragedy remained in Robert's memory, who was Sammy's mentor. The police present at the soccer match tried to control the crowd's outburst, inadequate social control. Mobilization of participants for actions described the extreme actions among supporters, due to the excessive consumption of alcohol. Consequently, many factors are subject to the event; the activists whom participated in the crowd violence caused authority to fight back and ultimately,  the fans were present to support their teams.

There isn't any excuse to resort to violence with others in a sports event. Everyone is there for the same purpose, supporting the soccer teams. It doesn't make sense that injuring someone would be a norm to a gathering for a soccer event. Sports is an event that should bring people together rather than turning our backs on each other, even if we don't agree about which team we support. It was too bad that the police used violence to gain their respect ad try to take control of the situation. In summary, the outburst was NOT necessary!

Sitting at lunch

Sitting at lunch I realized the impact sociology had on my thinking, and later became more aware. I looked around to every lunch table and noticed the many groups that existed in commons. The people surrounding my sitting at my specific lunch table exemplified my primary group that I share close bonds with. the remaining people that were content eating lunch, were secondary groups. My In-group were the people that I was conversing with, the ones that I felt loyal towards. Looking at my phone, although I shouldn't have, my cousin appeared as the sender; she takes part of my Kinship group. My primary group has many roles, such as, comforting me when I'm down, listening to me talk, and ultimately providing a support system.

Before writing this post, I navigated towards my Facebook page. This page provides many secondary groups, people who friend request me for no certain reason. In addition, Facebook is my social network to connect with many friends and family members. Facebook provides groups, such as the Blackhawk fan-page, whom many hockey fans like and become a member. This serves as an interest group, members have common interests. Finally facebook is a prime contributor towards the Reference group. Many members are constantly compared to others.