Sociological Autobiography Examples
I did not grow up in a single town; I actually grew up in seven different towns, in four different states and two different countries. I was born in Cleveland, Ohio. I grew up in Biloxi, Mississippi; Warner Robins, Georgia; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Ottawa, Ontario; Dayton, Ohio; Adana, Turkey; and Beavercreek, Ohio. In all of the places I have lived, I lived on the Air Force Base, because my mom is in the Air Force, except in my current residence Beavercreek, I live off base. When I lived on Air Force bases, the community I was in was close. There were many times that my brothers and I would be playing on a friend’s lawn or walking over to another neighborhood to visit other friends. The houses we lived in, depended on what rank my mother
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I grew up in a middle class family, and my needs, and wants, were always meet. In terms of my socioeconomic status, I was in the majority in comparison with my peers. I never thought about my SES when I was growing up because it was not as prominent as my race. The times when I did notice it was when I was with my cousins who are in a lower SES than I am. I also noticed it when, for fifth and sixth grade, I went to a private school in poorer district; at this school, I noticed that I did not have as much school supplies that I had at my other schools. At my high school, located in Beavercreek, Ohio, I was among the many students that come from a middle class background, so I never stood out in terms of my SES. I became more aware of my SES when I was in my junior year of high school, when I, like the majority of my peers, started driving cars to school, and when the busses stopped; I was not affected because I had a car that was in perfect condition, even it was five years old. Another instance in my junior year was when I was in the marching band; more specifically I was in the color guard. The cost to be in color guard was around $700, and I only did it for one year. I did not think that was expensive because my friends were doing multiple sports and had to pay more. Looking back on the education I received, I know that my socioeconomic status played a major role in it. My education was impacted by the school district I was in. My high school, at least when I was there, was rated A with a 97% graduation rate. I was in honors and AP classes. It was easy to achieve at my high school because there were plenty of classes for students to pick from, and the teachers were highly
I grew up in a middle class family, and my needs, and wants, were always meet. In terms of my socioeconomic status, I was in the majority in comparison with my peers. I never thought about my SES when I was growing up because it was not as prominent as my race. The times when I did notice it was when I was with my cousins who are in a lower SES than I am. I also noticed it when, for fifth and sixth grade, I went to a private school in poorer district; at this school, I noticed that I did not have as much school supplies that I had at my other schools. At my high school, located in Beavercreek, Ohio, I was among the many students that come from a middle class background, so I never stood out in terms of my SES. I became more aware of my SES when I was in my junior year of high school, when I, like the majority of my peers, started driving cars to school, and when the busses stopped; I was not affected because I had a car that was in perfect condition, even it was five years old. Another instance in my junior year was when I was in the marching band; more specifically I was in the color guard. The cost to be in color guard was around $700, and I only did it for one year. I did not think that was expensive because my friends were doing multiple sports and had to pay more. Looking back on the education I received, I know that my socioeconomic status played a major role in it. My education was impacted by the school district I was in. My high school, at least when I was there, was rated A with a 97% graduation rate. I was in honors and AP classes. It was easy to achieve at my high school because there were plenty of classes for students to pick from, and the teachers were highly