Race is a social construction

This week, in sociology, we touched on the subject of racism. Racism doesn't exist biologically. It's nothing but a mere social construction that was developed in our society. The activity that really stood out was when African-American children were asked to pick between a white and black doll, and most of the time they would pick the white one because they claimed it was the "good" doll since the thought of "white is good and black is evil" is embedded in their heads. It breaks my heart how these children wouldn't realize that THEY ARE black, yet they choose against their color.

Social Class

This week in sociology, we talked about social classes. We watched a show called, "30 days." I'ts about a couple that tried to survive only working minimum wage jobs for 30 days without any help. In this interesting show, they show how hard it is to live your daily lives on the edge of the blade. They made it clear how if they only miss even one day of work, it affects their whole budget for the month. But that was the least of their problems, they took in kids that made it extra stressful for them to cope up with their everyday budget not knowing what to eat for dinner. I liked it because it opened my eyes on how the difference in social class greatly affects the privileges someone gets growing up, and the privileges that we don't have growing up restricts us from what we can actually do as we grow up. Like deviance, poverty is a brand in our society that leaves you nameless and unimportant to those who are in a "higher" class than you. 

Deviance

In sociology, we talked about how deviance is formed in our society. Like how something is socially constructed, deviance is formed through how we perceive how someone is, and a big part of that perception is one's social class. We also listened to a podcast of a real drug investigation in a high school somewhere in Florida. Although the man who was really close to the female officer didn't mean no harm, whom never said yes to drugs, and had good grades were looked down upon when he was basically forced to sell marijuana to the disguised police officer that he fell in love with the first time he laid eyes on her. This was clearly unfair because on top of getting suspended, the police officer claimed that he made the transaction with her without taking into account what was his motive which was the pressure of his crush asking him for something. Without that variable taking into place, that kid wouldn't even get close into getting caught in this mess. And once you are labeled deviant, it will stay with you forever.

Femininity and Masculinity

This week in sociology, we looked into the social construction of what femininity and masculinity is in our society. Because of this social norm, people that aren't heterosexual are deprived, and discriminated against. As a growing diverse community, I believe that accepting these people whom are different from the social norm is necessary because they're people too. I really like how Stevenson supports them with GSA (gay straight alliance), How they are included in worlds fair. This is a big cause of social rejection since being Masculine is only for men, and femininity is only for women. Although it may take time, it is necessary for our society to accept everyone, and not based on their gender.