As we started brain storming... A bunch of groups started popping in my head.. "cuban, cubs fan, peer helpers, family, friends, etc." I could not decide which group was more important to me though.. was I more known as a cubs fan? or as the "peace maker" with my friends? or what about a daughter? that seemed pretty big too. I was a kind of frustrated that I was not able to fully place my finger on which group was more me.
This made me think... everyday I put people in different groups. When I'm talking to my friends what do people say about my group? What group do people think I'm apart of? It is interesting that from even a young age we, as a society, have always put people in different groups. That not only can be misleading, but we always lose the individuality of each person. If they are put in a group then how can we study someone as their own being?
I suppose sociologists will continue to study groups & clicks, but what about studying an individual? Learning the differences of people. Even people in a group are not all the same...
I felt the exact same way during that activity and I think we all got that message out if it too. After class I started thinking more about my friends and where I would put them. That was a good post =]
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that by classifying people into groups and cliques its hard to understand who they are individually because the people in a group are not all the same. I like the song on your blog by the way!
ReplyDeleteGood question, Christina. Sociologists would say that the more understanding of the groups a person belongs to, the better you know that individual. You can also turn to psychology which studies how brains work. There is more of an emphasis on the individual, but psychologists and sociologists both would acknowledge that you must understand the groups that one is a part of to understand him/her.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys !!
ReplyDelete& Sal, I'm planing on majoring in psychology. it's really interesting to me. :]