After taking and finishing the sociology course, there are a few things that I would change about the way I view everything in my life as previous blogged in my first blog in January. I had said that family had shaped almost everything in my life from what sports I had played to the attitude I had when appraoching different situations. Though my family had a huge impact on the person I have become, they did not have as big of an impact as I had previously thought. One example of this was I had played soccer as a child and had continued at club levels through my sophmore year in high school. I thought I had gotten involved in this sport due to my parents and family's invlovement in it. Then as I learn more through my sociology class I had learned that I had been shaped into a soccer player due to the community I live in: the suburbs. Most suburban children play this sport. It's where the term "soccer mom" was developed.
Sociology has made me think differently about myself, my life, and those around me. I had learned that I am not as individual as I thought. And the reason why I had previously thought I was was because of the American value that we are all independent and individualistic. Everyone in our community is similar to each other. This is all because of the way our society has shaped us. From the television shows we watch to the activities we all partake in in our free time.
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