We are who we are.

In class this week we learned about the micro level of sociology. The micro side of sociology is more of a face to face level. How you interact will shape the outcome and interaction with others. Which carries over to the I.D. molecules we created in class. As my final I.D., I defined myself as a daughter. It is sort of a cliche, however, the way I act around people on a micro level is because I must hold myself to the expectations of what a daughter should do. As a daughter it is my obligation to represent my family in a respectful way. Everywhere I go and every decision I make is revolved around my status as a daughter. In class this week we also learned about generalizations and stereotyping. In the story we read for class this week the author explains how everyone stereotypes without knowing it. Although one may think making a generalization about someone or a group of people isn't stereotyping, it is. Unless one makes an absolute accurate assumption of what a group of people are, it is unfair. Generalizations stand in the way of our understanding of the world. In order to be accepting you mush be open minded. For example as horrible as it sounds I used to assume that all homeless people were sick or they had done it to themselves. However, last year I started volunteering at several homeless shelters for both children and adults, and every since my views have changed. Homeless people are some of the nicest people I have ever met. As most people complain about the stupidest things that occur during their daily routine, homeless people are happy to have a meal on their plate and a blanket to sleep with. I believe you cannot judge someone just because of the environment they are in. There is a reason they are there, instead of judging, help someone out.