tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post1395409825645354909..comments2024-03-26T02:28:55.402-05:00Comments on Ways of Thinking...: Are you going to eat that? The Social Construction of Reality; 1SocPerspective Lesson 5Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390851844003723449noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-58528932338677775892020-01-16T06:49:17.421-06:002020-01-16T06:49:17.421-06:00The article about teens is from Stephanie Coontz c...The article about teens is from Stephanie Coontz called Parent-Teen Conflicts. If you go back on my blog to the beginning of this unit (Jan 8), the article is there. We use that as a touchstone piece. Since the students are teens we use an examination of teens (and the problems that come with that) to apply the concepts of the first unit. I hope that makes sense. Feel free to email me for more. But also see the menu on the right side and click on the link "for Teachers" theres lots of resources there.Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390851844003723449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-65839468773633405092020-01-16T06:22:09.208-06:002020-01-16T06:22:09.208-06:00Hi,
I came across your site while searching for ma...Hi,<br />I came across your site while searching for materials/ideas for teaching Sociology (first year). You reference an article but I do not see it linked in your post. Any way you could share it with me? Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566529221387590290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-20152333217232129772018-01-15T10:08:02.947-06:002018-01-15T10:08:02.947-06:00I think social construction of reality is almost e...I think social construction of reality is almost everywhere in our lives. It's the expectations and norms of our culture, environment, community, and religion. When I moved to the US I was a little confused by the social dynamics between the teachers and students. Back in Israel, we call our teachers by their first names, and to me using Mr or Mrs "last name" felt a little weird. While in Israel everyone has a closer relationship with their teachers, I came to realize that the respect and distance created by titles is necessary and very appropriate, and today, I think of the Israeli way as very disrespectful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11321000197213261674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-84307587092976776422011-09-08T22:18:33.121-05:002011-09-08T22:18:33.121-05:00I was born and raised in Hong Kong and there was s...I was born and raised in Hong Kong and there was spitting EVERYWHERE. Yet from what I remember, it was always men that was spitting, and women would either find it gross or not care but they would never spit themselves ( at least I havn't seen it).Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402820645010059518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-80873340882987143952011-02-03T19:17:31.293-06:002011-02-03T19:17:31.293-06:00I agree with everything said! When I was in China ...I agree with everything said! When I was in China this summer, it was definitely a culture shock when almost everyone freely spit everywhere they pleased. At first I was disgusted by it, but then as I stayed there longer and longer it just became something I accepted and it's still something that I think back upon whenever I hear someone spit now.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941028311945661115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-81009087847000375012010-09-02T18:42:47.693-05:002010-09-02T18:42:47.693-05:00When you were explaining how the Japanese bathe I ...When you were explaining how the Japanese bathe I was really surprised. I never knew they bathed like that. It's very interesting and unique, but if you think about how we take baths it's actually kind of gross. It's also kind of humorous how we get grossed out by the whole spitting in a cup thing, when we have spit in our mouth. Society has totally affected how we view things.Corinne Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984753241582578800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-61136123036549649242009-09-01T19:16:48.403-05:002009-09-01T19:16:48.403-05:00I was not really surprised when you mentioned how ...I was not really surprised when you mentioned how the japanese have a sperate bathroom and toilet area. In Poland that's what most people do too. I was fascinated by how the japanese take baths. It's pretty cool and I would probably try it if I ever did go to Japan.ppatryciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861763421129059926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-12677496650137030402009-02-05T22:26:00.000-06:002009-02-05T22:26:00.000-06:00Sal, if you read my latest post it is just like yo...Sal, if you read my latest post it is just like yours.. I totally agree and think that the way we see spit/saliva is just because we were brought up to see things like that. Its gross when its in a spoon and you are asked to drink it, but if you use it as water (to clean something off, ect), it is all of a sudden a totally normal thing to do! Anything could be gross if we were brought up to think it..its just how our minds work!!Jorie :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12474778951807919848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-53372498079721170702009-02-05T20:11:00.000-06:002009-02-05T20:11:00.000-06:00I can see the point that your trying to make but i...I can see the point that your trying to make but its all about context. When you spit on the spoon and tell someone to eat it they are grossed because they think about the spit. But when you exchange saliva through kissing you think about the feelings you have for the person, thus forgetting the exchanging of saliva. When we shower/bath we dont think about soaking in our own filth because we have never been told that thats gross, so maybe thats why its so different here than japan, it must be oour different culture.Ryan Lohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266091217092699704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-35668807015486861472009-02-05T01:10:00.000-06:002009-02-05T01:10:00.000-06:00random but when i went to china... ahh the squater...random but when i went to china... ahh the squater toilets ahhh! i avoided it in all 17 days there and i held it in like no other haha!tAlKaHoLiChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792250579118950581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-44322026063870445772008-09-08T10:58:00.000-05:002008-09-08T10:58:00.000-05:00When you have saliva in your mouth it is ok, it he...When you have saliva in your mouth it is ok, it helps you and is good but as soon as it leaves your mouth,its gross. The spoon full of spit was nasty. I would never eat it off a spoon even if it was my spit because its gross. Maybe I would for a million dollars but I am not planning on it.And I still don't know if I would do it. It kinda grosses me out to think about it.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887831958994780529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912129842976027525.post-89168423992796428632008-02-05T14:30:00.000-06:002008-02-05T14:30:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.N Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527915791814858709noreply@blogger.com