A sociological mind... at Work

In class we learned about being sociologically mindful. In order to be sociologically mindful, you need to consider all the outside factors that influence why or why not something worked out for you. By doing so, you are able to understand why you, yourself, might not be necessarily the soul reason upon why you did not receive something. Basically, you need to look at the bigger picture.

As I was trying to come up with a reason on how this applies to my life I had a quite astonishing experience with a co-worker. As we were talking about personal beliefs and such, he told me how upset he was over the fact that he was rejected from his bank when asking for a lone for college. He tried to explain the reasons why the rejection took place by pointing out all the flaws within himself as well as his family. Immediately, I noticed that he wasn't being sociologically mindful. He failed to see the outside factors such as the failing economy as well as all the tens of thousands of others applying for college loans. He blamed himself and his family saying  that "his parents' credit score is bad" and that "he should have worked harder in high school for a scholarship". I tried to respond to he predicament with a sociological spin which greatly helped his situation. It helped him better understand society as a whole as well as himself. He stopped beating down on himself for something that he basically had no control over.

Saarah M

MEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Hello!

My name is Saarah and I'm 17 years old soon to be 18. I'm a senior at Stevenson. The clubs that I am apart of at Stevenson are Diversity Council, Peer Helpers, and Varsity Fencing. I spend a lot of time in school! When I am not in school, I work part-time at Vernon Hill's ShowPlace 8. (a movie theatre) It's a fun job. The only bad thing would have to be the crazy hours that I get on random Sunday night. Those aren't fun... at all.

My family consists of my two sisters, an older and a younger, my little brother and my mom. We live in Prairie View unincorporated Lincolnshire. We've lived there for about thirteen years or so. Before, we used to live in Wheeling. My family decided to move when my brother was born. My parents realized that the house was just way too small.

For fun I like to have barbecues. I really enjoy having friends over. It's nice to relax and let loose. Every year for about two years I've hosted a BBQ at my house right after Spring Fling. It's always a blast. My guests brings guests so it's always very exciting. I absolutely love to grill. I find it easy and fun. My friends joke around, saying that I'm a grilling ninja. I kind of believe it.

Yeah, I guess that's me!