Social Change

Taking this class has been the first Sociology class I have taken in college and wow has it been an experience. I would have never known there was so much to society and how complex it is. I always believed everything happens because it happens but I have learned that there is an explanation for what occurs in our lives. There is a reason for why we choose to do things, which is interesting to learn about. The reading that we read by Michael Schwalbe has influenced me very much because of his thoughts. To be “sociological mindful” is to see and appreciate it’s unique qualities as a thinking and feeling being. I went day by day being ignorant of my surroundings because I really didn’t care. However now I am more mindful of what is going around me and paying attention to anything that stands out to me in society. My mind is always wondering about things and asking myself questions for anything in society that is unclear to me. I acknowledge the qualities of everything because that is what makes unique happen. If one does not recognize values and qualities, one will never understand and acknowledge. By doing so, I have always found out that everything is related and connects to one another. In some way everything ties in together to make society effective, which one can understand if one is mindful. Besides making this small everyday change to stop, see, and appreciate qualities. One the bigger part, something I have learned is to be part of bigger changes in my community or the world. After learning the struggles people had to go through in our past due to their race and gender made me wonder of what they had to go thought to make a change. I learned all the struggles and obstacles people in our past had to go through to make change, which gives me the ambition to go out and change the world myself. There is injustice in our society still going on which needs to change because after all these years it is not right for it to still be going on. Such things like racism, sexism, and not allowing gays to marry. I am now paying attention to any opportunities that come my way to help make change in society and world. I want to be a part of any movements in our society that will make our world a better place to live and strive to give our future generations a better life. I will make social change!