The whole spitting on a spoon thing today, GROSS. Definitely not one of my favorites in this class but it ended up leading to us learning more about how we as individuals are influenced by our environment. From a young age we are taught right from wrong. Most parents teach us that spitting is wrong and that we shouldn't do it, so as we grow up, we think that. Our parents influence us everyday of our lives, teaching us life long lessons, and helping us correct our mistakes. This is an example of macrosociology affecting us in our daily lives.
Back to the activity we did in class, we all reacted in a certain way because we saw that it was how everyone else did. I do think that most people thought it was gross, but at the same time when you think about it people act the way they do because of their surrroundings and wanting to fit in. This idea goes along with the microsociological aspect of our discussion showing how little interactions with people can influence others to do the same.
I do feel though that macrosociology affect us more because our surroundings and the people we choose to surround ourselves with have the most influence on how we act and who we will become. We all grew up in a semi-middle-upper class area which affects our view on the world. We also go to a very affluent school; most schools are not as nice as ours is. I feel as though we live in a "bubble" sometimes because the area that we all live in seems almost as though it is cut off from the rest of the world, there isn't a lot of violent crimes being committed like in the city, not a ton of robberies. If we had grown up in the city in a poorer area we would definitely have a different view on life.
Thisis why I think the way that I do on these topics
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