When I first answered this question in August, I simply stated my background, about my family and some things I liked to do. I thought this is what made up me. Throughout this semester in sociology, I have found out that many other things make up who I am. I discovered that many things about myself are the product of what society perceives me to be. I am a white upper middle class girl so therefore everyone sees me as this hard-working sweet girl who never gets into trouble. Yes it's partially true, but I feel like there's a lot more to me than that. But I have discovered that people's perception of you really does define you and sometimes you can't escape the neat little box you have been put into. Society's take on gender has also really affected my life. I think of myself as the ultimate girly-girl and I just assumed that's just how I am. But I think a lot of it has to do with how society thinks girls should be. From a young age, I have always been given dolls and pretty much anything pink because that's what my parents assumed they should do with a daughter. The fact that I am 'in the middle class is also greatly affected by sociology. I always thought working hard was the key to success but I have discovered that there is so much more. My family didn't defy the odds and get out of poverty. My grand-parents and great-grand parents have always been middle class. Therefore my parents had the opportunity to go to college and in turn get good jobs to adequately support our family. Because of this, I will probably also end up in the middle class when I am older. It seems to be an almost unbreakable cycle.
Well that's it for my sociology blogs, bye!
