Category Archives: Uncategorized

I agree with the fight for $15 act but not just for fast food workers. I think it should be for all minimum wage workers (but in a selfish sense I just want more money) which would be a disadvantage since the framing of their goals are mainly focused on the fast food industry. AsContinue reading “JBC p. 79 Fight for $15”

I think the majority of the time I personally was an outcast with my shopping and fashion choices. But the one thing I can compare for this topic is when I got into anime! At a point in my anime obsession, I saw people in Japan who were cosplaying (dressing up as the anime charactersContinue reading “JCB p. 140 Shopping for “we-ness””

It was kinda funny reading this chapter especially the end about the “funny feeling” because it was an experiment my dad told me about when I was younger and I always wondered would I be able to shock someone like that if I were asked; also mind you, at the time I was young andContinue reading “Meyer, If Hitler Asked You…”

I think two of my major roles in my life are being a girlfriend of a relationship of 9 years, and being a daughter. It is one of the things early in my life, I learned I really had to manage well because I love my mom more then anything; she’s my best friend- butContinue reading “How Role Strain and Role Conflict Operate My Life”

Reading this chapter about the stigma of dealing with the dead, I understand what the writer is talking about. However, now-a-days,  I think it’s about who you are and who you know. I have quite a few goth friends who are obsessed with death; but in a positive way. One of my friends even wantedContinue reading “Thompson,Handling the Stigma of Handling the Dead”

The William Shakespeare quote that starts out the chapter really resonated with me and how I feel about myself in life out in the world. I also strongly identified with the first paragraph about how others try to acquire knowledge when someone knew enters their presence. This is why I need to know if I’mContinue reading “The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life -Erving Goffman”

Just reading the first few pages in this chapter made me remember my days when I was an Instagram ‘influencer’ and how branding yourself and promoting yourself was a craft I learned. It was also more about brands wanting to work with you and then those brands would equate to who you were as aContinue reading “JBC Chapter 10 Branding/The Self and Social Interaction”

Starbucks, Sunday at 9:30 am3 girls are waiting for their order, all wearing black-2 have checkered suspenders on -they get their drinks and leave-I believe their uniforms are that of Black Bear Diner-I am waiting for my coffee now, got a nice table by the door.An old man-white ruffled hair and a wind-breaker kind of jacket was very disgruntled when he was getting his order at the counter-he asked loudly where his decaffibated drink was. He got three drinks altogether-the girl that helped me was helping him-she was making the decaffinated drink, and her hands were shaking when she gave to him. There was a hiker-type walking girl-snazzy tight leggings and had her own empty Starbucks cup-she order iced coffee. As I sat down, I noticed an older man also waiting for his drink-black and pepper beard and baseball hat turned backwards.There are three older ladies sitting at a high-top table. They all have grey hair. One is wearing a vest jacket exactly like one my mom has-but this ladies is beige; the other two ladies are wearing zip-up sweat jackets in pastel colors, (pink and purple). They are having focused conversation.There is an older man sitting alone drinking coffee and deep in his newspaper.There is a family-one mom and three kids. Two girls and a boy-they look to be 11, 8, and maybe the boy is 5 or 6. They seem to be happy-the oldest girl talks a lot to the mom.There is a man to my right who-I think is from Indian decent or perhaps actually from India. He is drinking coffee and very focused on his lap-top.There is an older couple-having an on-going, seems to be pleasant conversation; they are getting up and leaving now-still talking to each other as they do.There is a young man in black, hunched over his phone, he has a book-but is not reading it.A young guy comes in and orders, his baseball hat is turned backwards, he seems ‘dressed up’, he gets two drinks and spends time at the sugar, cream bar, and then leaves-maybe going on a date?The three ladies are in deep conversation-one lady just put her hands to her cheeks and said, “Oh no!”-loud enough for me to hear-but I cannot hear their conversation.There are 6 people behind the counter-they are all busy. Two are working the drive up window. At first I thought they were all females-but I have noticed , now, that one is a male; he has turned around, he has a huge bun piled on top of his head.An old hippy-type of guy is ordering-wearing a loose Hawaiian shirt , baggy jeans and clean, but disheveled hair. He is very casual as he walks around waiting for his drink-no phone.The older newspaper man, and the lap-top guy are still very focused. The newspaper man has not looked up or around once.Another young man came in to order take away. He is wearing a grey beanie hat, and a soft beige plaid zip up sweat shirt, his tan pants are covered in white paint. Because of all of his keys and something else hanging from his belt-I think he paints buildings or sturtures-verse an artist.The mom family are all getting up to order more food and drinks. I am not sure now if it’s really the mom-she seems really, really young-and maybe way too fun to be the mom-maybe an aunt?Another family unit have just walked in. Mom seems casual and tired. Dad is very upright-maybe uptight? Mom is wearing sweats and looks like she barely put herself together-dad’s short sleeve shirt is tucked neatly into his waist high suit pants, with belt and buttoned to the neck. His hair and beard ae well trimmed and groomed. Their teenage son looks like a young Justin Bieber, bangs and black hoody perfectly hanging onto his head-he seems pissed off about something. Mom waits for order as dad and son sit down and take apart the paper. Mom gets drinks, sits down and also starts with part of the paper-no one at the table talks-only the newspaper. The dad is looking at the ads! (I think that’s funny).Newspaper older man is leaving. He stands and takes off his glasses and cleans them and then puts them back on.Lap-top guy is also leaving.A young, bald guy, with his ear-buds ordered to go and sat beside me to wait-for a moment I am self conscious as I am writing constantly my observations.All of the people besides the Indian man are Caucasian and since Im in Lodi on the nicer side of town that makes sense.

The car game at lights that the writer plays is quite interesting and something so simple, yet so relatable to all- it made me wonder why do I inch up in traffic during those long lights? One of my thoughts,is I am just cattle doing what everyone around me is and also doing since IContinue reading “Would You Hire an Ex Convict, Devah Pager”

It’s interesting how we as humans, can factor in how we will appear to our peers, to determine how this will  affect those around us before we make decisions and sometimes without even knowing we’re doing so.  I think symbolic and conflict theory are what I identify most with, because our lives are full ofContinue reading “Doing Sociology Research, by James M. Henslin”