sagging pants

Sagging pants!


Some people like to be comfortable, but some people are claiming they're letting their pants sag just to express themselves. If they want to express themselves let them do it at home. They should ask themselves do they think that people want to see their underwear. I pretty sure most people dont' want to see anybodies underwear or for the most, their private parts.

To the lawmakers in Louisana, i would say keep pressing keep fighting. If i lived in Louisana, had a teenage daughter and she wanted to date a guy that was wearing pants that were sagging i would forbid it.

Don't these kids know that its officials of their own ethnic background that are against the way the way they wear their pants!? I guess they just don't get it.

To Larry Harris from Miami, i would say hip-hop is not a language, but a style of music and he should know that since he is a musician.

We tolerate African-American teenagers conduct in public, attitude, music, and now they want us to tolerate their display of underwear or their private parts....Where does it end then?

Thought-Provoking Question #4

Due: Thursday, October 18th


Please answer the question below:

Question: Chapter 4 discusses the major components of social structure, which include; culture, social class, social status, roles and groups. While it is important to identify each of these components, it is critical to understand how a person’s social location in the social structure underlie his or her perceptions, attitudes, beliefs and actions. Please use a character in a movie, television show, book or other appropriate medium as an example to illustrate the importance of social location.

I believe in society today we are influenced a lot by nurture. We see what other people are doing and we want to do the same thing. It could be from a cover of a magazine of how skinny, beautiful and expensive clothing the model maybe wearing, to the latest technology that is out there. Teachers, doctors, and even riding on a bus its part of the influence of nurture. There are different things that people see and do that they get costumed to. For an example,when you are a kid, you have certain people you look up to and want to do the same things that they do. Then when you are an adult, you will then have other different children who want to do the same. It's part of a cycle that everyone is on. People get influenced everywhere they go and anything they do. It's when they want to pick it up or not, that's part of life.

Journal Response #3

Due: Thursday, October 11th

Please answer the question below:

Question: Chapter Three explores “nature” (heredity) versus “nurture” (the social environment) in terms of how our human characteristics are developed. What are your feelings on this? Would you attribute the development of human characteristics to nature, nurture, or a combination of both? Please cite examples from class, the text and your own personal experiences to support your position. How has sociological research/observation responded to this question?

When I was growing up, my father moved to the suburbs of Massachusetts. My family wasn't invited into the community with open arms. We were the only and first Hispanics living there. But my father wasn't going to let them put us down nor out. For being Puerto Rican, we have a very strong culture. We stick together as one. For many years we had to prove to the community that we were a caring, well educated, and hard working family. Till this day my father still lives in the same community for over 20 years, but now he is highly respected. If it wasn't for my culture and what we stand for, we probably wouldn't be living in that community. I'm proud to be who I am. My culture taught me to be a strong, hard working, respectful, and caring person. And I see it like this... all cultures makes this one world.

Repsone to Question #1

I feel that both roles are crucial to sociology. Sociological analysis is important because it is necessary to have sociologists that research sociology and document it. It is important that the knowledge is shared throughout the sociological community. However, I can't say that I could support "pure sociology" without social reform. An example to support my opinion, when scientist look for a cure to diseases, they do not only document their findings, but they use them to help save or better lives. It would be senseless for them to find a cure and not use it to better lives. It makes very little sense to research society and then do nothing with the results. That is why I feel both roles are very important. The role of social reformist is to use the research to help change and better society. So while I can understand both perspectives, I don't think that one makes much sense without the other.

Blog Post/Journal Response #2

Due: Thursday, October 4th


Please answer at least one of the following questions:

Question #1: Chapter Two discusses the concepts of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. Please provide one example in which you encountered a culture different from your own and describe which one of the two concepts you practiced when you experienced that cultural difference.

Question #2: Chapter Two explains that cultures have subcultures as well as countercultures. Please describe the distinction between the two and list an example of each. Further, do you feel that the distinction between subcultures and countercultures is cut and dry? Why or why not?