To myself this was a very easy reading. I feel as if I already knew all of this information that Schwalbe was discussing. Yet I think the purpose of this essay is to remind the reader of past information we have already learned. Its hard to argue that most of what he is saying is common sense, we have been taught ever since we were little to be respectful of others and treat them the way that you would want to be treated. Thats basically what this essay is saying. However Schwalbe seems to have thrown in a few twists by including the wealth factor as how people are sometimes lazy and dont want to add more rules to the way they think. I personally don't blame the average person for not wanting to add more rules to the way they think.
Schwalvbe uses the average person to take the blame for the mistreatments of others. Yet I think we should look more at the demands society places on us. The individual isn't the one to place the blame on, it is more of society and the way that it is run. What he disincludes in his essay is its okay to be a little selfish and think about yourself. In society today you almost have to in order to make yourself and your loved ones available to all the opprotunites that are possible. My mother tells me everyday how fortunate I am to have so much recourses available to me. I theorize that since my mom was selfish by using her rescources to make a better life for her and I, that in the long run its made me think of the bigger picture, and has made me want to go out and help the less fortunate. Yet if she was as selfless as this essay suggests, then I might have never learned about the less fortunate in the first place.Thus diminishing my dream of reaching out to aid others.
I had never thought about the idea that it may not be the individual who always influences sociological mindfulness, but the society the person lives in. It's very interesting to think about it that way and it's similar to the idea behind the Outliers.
ReplyDeleteIt was very interesting to think how one person can be be part of society. Just like how you say about yourself being selfish, I like the way how you think for the ones that are less unfortunate. By being of those being less fortunate, you know that you can be help them by joining one of the community services. You are influenced by being aware of those who are less fortunate, so that's what being sociological is all about.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you said that people in the society need to be sociological mindful an individual is good helping out but your right it takes more than one person!
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ReplyDeleteI agree that people aren't sociologically mindful due to society. People aren't born ignorant and we do not strive to forget about the effects of our actions. We grow to become like this unconsciously, due to the people around us.
I think it's really neat that you thought of this in a totally different way then it was presented in class. I agree 100% that people do need to be selfish even though in society being selfish is a bad thing. The way you understood it though really made sense and i agree with you!!
ReplyDeleteI think that Schwalbe would agree with you about society mistreating others, but I think his sociological mindfulness is a reminder that we all makeup society and so even little changes in our own lives will make a difference. You know? So don't get that hopeless attitude like "I can't end homelessness or change racism or ..." because your actions do matter.
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