I think television defiantly affects use especially children. The book tells us on page 121 "Children also learn from the type of environment adults create. Whether children learn to see themselves as strong or weak, smart or stupid, loved or simply tolerated ...depends largely on the quality of the surroundings provided by the parents and other caregivers." Children are learning the difference between right an wrong as they grow and if we show them nothing but violence and sex on T.V. and games then they are going to think that it is OK to shoot someone that made you mad or that its ok to sleep with every person on the block. Is all television this way? No, my daughter loves veggie-tales and has learned a lot of great lessons from their movies.
For adults we know that the things we see on T.V. are not OK and most of us wouldn't think it was acceptable to shoot the next door neighbor if they played their music too loud but I think watching these violent crimes on T.V. has two affects on us (at least for me) it 1. scares us. I remember watching a couple of Law & Order: SVU shows and then going into a gas station alone after dark, let me tell you I was scarred to death! I wasn't in any danger but I just imagined the guy in line behind me dragging me into an alley and killing me. Not a very healthy way to live (P.S. I stopped watching the show after that little incident!) and 2. I think it numbs us to the reality that this sadly does happen in the world.
Overall I think it is sad to see what is considered acceptable in T.V. and games in this day and age.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Seeing Sociology in Eveyday Life
1. Yes I have worked in low income at two different jobs. One when I was in high school so I don' think that one really counts and the next one when I was just our of high school, got married and started a family before I thought of a college education. My first "grow-up" job was working at a truck stop in Oregon. I switched between three main jobs which were fuel desk cashier (which was not easy because on some of 18 wheeler company fueling cards you had to call the company and get a pre-authorization before they were allowed to fill up.), hostess and the attached restaurant and waitress.
The pay was not good and what they would do is give you a raise right before the state increased minimum wage so basically you were alway making minimum wage. I think I brought home about $450 every other week. The benefits weren't bad though. The employer I worked for was an indian tribe so we had good medical and dental benefits but when I went on maternity leave it was totally unpaid leave.
2. I think one main reason is because minimum wages workers do jobs that well-off people would think was below them. For instance you would never find a well-off person stocking the bread in aisle 5 but you will see them buying the bread that was stocked by a minimum wage worker.
3. This is a hard one to answer but I would say the odds are against them. First off these people work so hard that when they come home they just want to rest, another idea (especially in this area) is that they work two jobs and just don't have the time to attend classes. Also these people need to work and can't cut back their hours to attend school. I know being in the nursing program they tell you they would not like you to work all together but as a single mother trying to pay the bills I have no choice but to work full time.
The pay was not good and what they would do is give you a raise right before the state increased minimum wage so basically you were alway making minimum wage. I think I brought home about $450 every other week. The benefits weren't bad though. The employer I worked for was an indian tribe so we had good medical and dental benefits but when I went on maternity leave it was totally unpaid leave.
2. I think one main reason is because minimum wages workers do jobs that well-off people would think was below them. For instance you would never find a well-off person stocking the bread in aisle 5 but you will see them buying the bread that was stocked by a minimum wage worker.
3. This is a hard one to answer but I would say the odds are against them. First off these people work so hard that when they come home they just want to rest, another idea (especially in this area) is that they work two jobs and just don't have the time to attend classes. Also these people need to work and can't cut back their hours to attend school. I know being in the nursing program they tell you they would not like you to work all together but as a single mother trying to pay the bills I have no choice but to work full time.
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