In this chapter I read about sociological imagination and how it is used in daily life. Wright Mills defines sociological imagination as, “The awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society.” In other words, thinking of asking and answering sociological questions. The situations people are in shape what they do in theContinue reading “Ch 3: Henslin; The Promise”
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Ch 2: Henslin
There is two different way that sociologist look at sociology, that is quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative is data information about quantities therefore being numbers and qualitative is data descriptive and regards phenomenon which can be observed but not measured such as language. In the book Henslin states that he leans more to the side ofContinue reading “Ch 2: Henslin”
Ch 1: Henslin
Sociology to me is the study of social problems and functions of human society. I have asked myself several times how does man kind work and I haven’t really been able to answer that question. For me to figure out and know what man kind is and how it works that means I would haveContinue reading “Ch 1: Henslin”
Chapter 2: Contrasting Durkheimian and Marxist perspectives:
In my last post, I posted about two main foods that served as a big part in my diet. These two are foods hold a big part of my life because I was raised to eat beans and rice. I was taught how to make rice from a very young age. I am still learningContinue reading “Chapter 2: Contrasting Durkheimian and Marxist perspectives:”
JCB: Chapter 2; Your daily diet:
I love food and I love trying new kinds of foods from different cultures. A daily diet that you would see me eating consist of rice and beans. Those are two daily foods that I contribute into all my meals. Growing up as a Latina/ Filipino rice is a necessity for both of my cultures.Continue reading “JCB: Chapter 2; Your daily diet:”
JCB: Chapter 1; Personal Consumption Journal
This week I spent a significant amount of money only for one item, a car. I have been saving up for a new car for quite some time now and I’m glad to say that it was well worth it. I spent almost $8,000 within a week and although I’m sad to see the moneyContinue reading “JCB: Chapter 1; Personal Consumption Journal”
JCB: Preface
While reading the preface of this book I was intrigued by what is to come while reading this book. I honestly had no idea what so ever that sociology is in a big part of our life. Sociology to me always seemed to bore me when talking about it. I am not very good withContinue reading “JCB: Preface”
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My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
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