in and out groups

In the last 2 weeks in sociology class when went more in depth learning about our society around us. Sociologist use the term ingroups and outgroups. Ingroups are the groups in our  everyday life that you are apart of like family, friends at school, close friends, co workers, peers, and etc. You feel attached to your ingroup and are more likely to judge people who are not it in which would be outgroups. We watched a video in class where a school teacher separated blue eyed kids from brown eyed kids. She made the blue eyed feel dominant over the brown eyed kids to show them what it feels like to be part of a outcast group. Being in perspective I know my ingroups which are my close friends, friends at school, family, and co workers. Knowing where I stand in my ingroups  has made me become more mindful because I am now more conscious not to make harsh judgments about other outgroups because everybody plays a different role in society.

In class we matched the movie the Bronx Tale I throughly enjoyed the movie and saw how it applied to the concepts we are learning in class. You could see in the movie that Calogero's ingroups were the mob, his friends, family, and his peers in his neighborhood. Calogeros master status changed over the course of the movie because you got to see him grow up. When he was little his master status was a son to his mother and father. As he got older his master status somewhat changed into a member of Sonnys crew. It was hard for him to make this change because his parents werent part of sonnys ingroup. An outgroup of the whole neighborhood was the African Americans because no nobody took the time to have mindful thoughts towards them except Calogero when he met jane. My master status like Calogero's has changed somewhat too because as I grew up i spent more time hanging out with my close friends but I will forever have a master status of a sister because of the number of siblings I have in my family.

Sociological mindfulness is meaningful to me in my life because I am able to see and appreciate things for their unique qualities. I do more than just pay attention and be aware of the relationships I have in my life with my friends, parents, boyfriend, and peers. I am able to appreciate the uniqueness they have as a thinking and feeling being. To be mindful I believe all humans lives are all connected, we are all responsible to consider how our actions affect others. Everyday I think before I act or speak to someone and take into consideration other people feelings based off of what I say and do, how it will affect them. Being mindful could also mean treat others the way you want to be treated. Being mindful also means how the social world works, how and why others are different from and similar to us, and how we can get along with others despite our differences. Sociological imagination is who you are, and where you come from. Sociological imagination could help you become more mindful based on what you believe in. I believe that everybody should have equal opportunities in life and should be treated equally.