Friday, December 17, 2010

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.

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