Preview

Sociology and Life

Powerful Essays
Open Document
Open Document
2061 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Sociology and Life
Socio-Autobiography
(What my life is –what I make of it with the help of Biological and a Sociological Mix – A slice of my of life)

Author: Nancy Gutierrez
Written for my Sociology Class Culture and Society
Instructor: Joan McGowan

My family traditions and values have influenced my biological and cultural views and values. My life and career goals bear resemblance with my parents ' life and expectations influenced by class and culture. Yet have been structured by Sociological concepts.
The older I become the more I clearly feel life is beginning to make sense. Looking back at my childhood I feel as I was living life all while being contained. I was born in Texas and raised in Indiana, in a town where speaking Spanish was not permitted and no one spoke of differences. I grew up in what is considered middle-upper class society. My family values were dictated to me as if it was a pattern being cut out and these were rules I was to follow or I would not be recognized as “famila”. As I got older this caused me to developed many emotional issues. I suffer from depression and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). I concealed who I truly was in order to fit in to Social acceptance of Race and Gender. I married at sixteen and was fortunate I married into family who was wealthy and patient enough so that I could seek out the best medical assistance and educational assistance to aid me. (TCO 3, 4, 5 & 6)
I didn’t know what to expect. I became pregnant and jumped right into the role of marriage I was exciting and happy. Becoming pregnant caused prejudice among my age group friends and I became isolated and discriminated against while still being in school. I was made to resign from cheerleading and other social groups because I was not a good representative of what children my age should be. Without realizing I found whom I was married to, to be completely different than I whom I was, in thought and ways. The difference in religious views was



References: Schaefer, R. (2009).   Sociology: A Brief Introduction. (9th edition) Avenue of Americas, New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Powerful Essays

    SUPPLEMENTAL READER: Charon, Joel M. (2009). The Meaning of Sociology. Ninth Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.…

    • 2722 Words
    • 12 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Schaefer, R. T. (2011). Sociology: A brief introduction. (Ninth ed., pp. v-495). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.…

    • 1561 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Sociology and Chapter

    • 1767 Words
    • 8 Pages

    REQUIRED TEXT. Keirns, Nathan, et al. 2013. Introduction to Sociology. Houston, TX: Openstax College, Rice University.…

    • 1767 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Best Essays

    Hair

    • 1756 Words
    • 8 Pages

    Giddens, Anthony, Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. Applebaum and Deborah Carr. 2012. “Introduction to sociology.” New York: W.W. Norton and Company. Eighth ed., pp. 15-78.…

    • 1756 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Best Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Sociology and People

    • 1329 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Write an essay which outlines the view that a consumer society is a divided society.…

    • 1329 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Sociology

    • 3041 Words
    • 13 Pages

    > The sociological perspective is described as seeing the general in the particular. In this essay I will attempt to apply the sociological perspective to analyze song lyrics from the first verse of the song My Block by Tupac Shakur (see appendix for lyrics). Tupac (1971-1996) is the most famous gangster rap artist of all times. He was well known for his lyrics and their ability to express the grief of the Black community. He was an advocate for Black rights and very much against the societal system and class societies. Many say he exaggerated the conditions under which the Black community and the lower class were in because he was a wealthy man rapping about suppression. To other’s he was part of the petite-bourgeoisie, but he was consistent in attempting to better the conditions under which the lower class were in.…

    • 3041 Words
    • 13 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    sociology

    • 753 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Domestic division of labour is referred to the roles that both men and women play in comparison to housework. There are 2 types of roles called conjugal roles and joint roles. Conjugal roles are where partners have different tasks within the family so there is a clear division of male and female roles. However joint roles is where partners share their roles so there is few divisions in the family making the household more symmetrical.…

    • 753 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    References: Kendall (2011). Sociology in Our Times, 9th ed. [1] (VitalSource Bookshelf), Retrieved from http://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/books/9781285309682/id/P3-174 Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing.…

    • 903 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Sociology

    • 661 Words
    • 3 Pages

    In 2005, 19.7 million Americans over the age of 12 reported they were current illicit drug users. Nearly 18 million Americans are alcoholics. Globally, more than 76 million individuals have diagnosable drinking problems and about 15 million people have drug use disorders. Drug and alcohol abuse affects not the only the user, but also his or her family and friends, workplace, school, neighbors and community. In chapter 12 of “ Social Problems, Community, Policy and Social Actions,” by Anna –Leon Guerrero, the topic of drug and alcohol abuse is discussed.…

    • 661 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Sociology

    • 700 Words
    • 3 Pages

    All societies have norms and values; they can be formal or informal, mores or folkways. Society also does its best to encourage or enforce what it views as appropriate behavior while discouraging or punishing those that shows negative behavior. At the same time however, where there is a "right" way to behave, there is also a wrong way. In this case of societal norms, the wrong way is considered deviant. Deviance is behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a society. Although, the subculture that doesn't conform to the norms or common values of a given society is a deviance subculture. Some of the common values held in the U.S. include striving to get a good education, being successful, and having a career. Norms on a bus, is behaving properly or/ and follow the rules given. Most people in our society do follow the guidelines.…

    • 700 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    A Day in the Life Sociology

    • 2515 Words
    • 11 Pages

    I wake up at 4:45 am in the morning to fix my fiancé, Josh, breakfast and pack his lunch. He allows me to stay at home with our kids and not work so I can complete school so I do what I can to help provide for him. This role is important because he is our provider so in return I provide for him. This demonstrates a functionalist society. A functionalist society is one that demonstrates everyone plays a part in order to function.…

    • 2515 Words
    • 11 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Over the past five years the purpose and meaning for my life has developed into an…

    • 1358 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    This is the best opportunity for you to quit fretting yourself about writing Sociological Autobiography…

    • 1881 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    There was a time in my life when I had plenty of time to dedicate to myself and all of the things I enjoy. I could spend the whole day in my garden, at the river fishing, or even experimenting with a new receipt in the kitchen. Everyone thought that I had it made, but in my eyes I felt like I was inadequate. My relationship with my husband was strained, and I could not help feeling that I could not give my children the life skills they needed to succeed. Then my husband got in a car accident and almost lost his life; it was during that time I started to think about what I wanted in life, the type of person I was, and wanted to be. I thought to myself “If my husband would have died I would not be able to provide for my family”, so I did some soul searching and came to the conclusion that I needed to make some big changes in my life.…

    • 1843 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    One central and important study of sociology is the study of everyday social life. Everyday life and sociology are definitely two distinct terms and situations, but they hold a close relationship. While sociology studies human interaction, everyday life consists of everyday human interaction. Everyday life is filled by human beings interacting with one another, institutions, ideas, and emotions. Sociology studies the interactions with all of these and shows how mere interaction resulted in things like ideas and institutions.…

    • 925 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Better Essays