Closing Ceremonies....

Wow, ok so my first blog was pretty boring. It basically was a listing of random facts about me. All about the activities that I do that define me. But since taking Soc. I've learned that I am a straight up product of my society. I'm involved in extra- curriculars, I'm taking four AP's, I have a part time after school job. Like, that is all because my environment fosters that type of behavior, that is what is expected of me. If I had grown up in another district or town or state or whatever, my life, the things that defined me could've been totally different. I mean I don't know how I would change my answer, I certainly don't want to define myself as a upper- middle class white girl, but at the same time I know that is what driving what I do describe myself with. Through this class I have learned what a HUGE role society plays in my life, and how it won't be easy but I could help change that. I could change that by being deviant and more open to the constraints we are taught from the day we're born. I learned that some things, like your race aren't set in stone, that if I wanted to I could go to a court house and get it changed. I learned that men and women don't have to act a certain way, they are just expected to because that is what society tells them to do/ say. I've learned a lot from this class, It wasn't math, it wasn't science, it was better. I learned things I can use in the real world, things I can use to make our world better and more open and understanding to all of the individuals out there being told No by just an idea. Thanks Sal for a really great semester!