My Influences

This week in Sociology we talked about the groups that surround us and how they influence us. I'm part of so many different groups but the one's that really have an impact on me is my family and friends.  My family is always with me no matter what and they always know what to do in certain situations when I'm in trouble. I'm always hanging out with my friends whenever I can and I always notice how they respond to some things. The things that influenced them in a way influences me. I decide if their strategy is good and use it or it's not that good and drop it. One of my very good friends is an only child and she's so close with her mom. Every time I go over to her house, I notice their mother-daughter relationship. Their relationship made me value my relationship with my mother but also my younger sister. Although she was fine with being an only child, I couldn't imagine my life if I had no sister.

Last week, we did a survival activity. It wasn't really surprising for everyone to agree to throw the elderly overboard. I asked my mom what she would've done if her parents, me, and her were in a similar situation. Her answer surprised me because she actually chose to keep her parents and throw me overboard. (INSANE WOMAN!!!! How could she chose her parents over her daughter?!) Moving on. She explained to me that although we might never be in a situation like that, she would chose to save the elderly. I told her that my class chose to kill the elderly and save the young. She wasn't so surprised at that because she understood that we value different things.