Finding Sociology

All of a sudden I found myself thinking sociologically when I noticed someone in a much different social class than me. I was driving home from the bank yesterday when I came across a man walking in the blistering cold with all of his possessions. The first thought that came to me was, "He must be homeless...". I realized that he was in the underclass. He didn't have a home, and he didn't have the money to buy himself new clothes, I know this because I have seen him before  in those same exact clothes. It was just difficult to see. And where I saw him, you would think he would be in a  little higher social class. I saw him just outside Wheaton Academy, a very prestigious and wealthy school. It just goes to show that just because you live near or a by a wealthy neighborhood doesn't always mean that your going to be a part of it.

When it Goes Off

This article is about a man named Robert who he and the narrator went to a riot. What the riot was about is unclear. They have no participation in this, they just wanted to spectate. Early in the passage Robert explains to the narrator that he is not allowed to be Tottenham for being a suspect for killing a man, who was in a previous riot. The police soon intervene to gain some sort of control on the crowd, some of the rioters attempt to rebel, the others remain on the pavement.

Structural Conductiveness: The crowd all stays together on the pavement for fear of getting arrested by the police

Social Strain: The crowd becomes impatient and begins to get violent, which makes everyone else in the crowd impatient and wanting violence.

Growth and spread of a Generalized Belief: the crowd believes if they are violent their needs will be met, creating everyone to feel the same way.

Precipitating Factor: The crowd would like more alcoholic beverages but the bar ran out of glasses

Mobilization of Participants for Actions: everyone suddenly wants more alcohol so they run out into the street causing more of a riot for their drinks.

Inadequate Social Control: The police needed back up to gain control of the crowd.

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Moment =)

All of a sudden I found myself thinking sociologically when I noticed all the social groups my little sister is in. She is apart of our family, she is a sister to me and my brother, she is in ballet, iceskating, girl scouts, and swimming. With a lot of these groups, they are secondary to her like ice skating and swimming, she talks to a lot of the girls in those classes but they do not hang out outside of it. But some people in her ballet class are primary, they hang out all the time and can be considered best friends. It is interesting to see how much she is apart of and to see her different roles. Her different roles can be a ballerina, a skater, a girl scout, a swimmer, and a sister. The last one is my favorite of what she is.