Well, week one in Sociology 101 is over and done with, thank God. The first week is always the roughest no matter what the class, but this blog is about Sociology and how interesting the first week was. We only had 1 class I think, I don't remember right now, I need more coffee. Anyway, the first week as I said is always the roughest; going over the syllabus, meeting the instructor, getting the rules of the class down and of course, expectations all around.
We went over the what I mentioned above, and did individual introductions. It was interesting listening to my classmates tell where they are from and one thing that is "personal" about them. What was the most interesting to me was the professor. She has a New York/Bronx accent, and has never lived there! Also it is very interesting to study her, actions, and teaching style. She was literally everywhere, and was studying us as well. Very interesting indeed. Fresh new style, vibrant, and alive. This is going to fun.
We barely touched the textbook, like I said, we only had one class the first week. But in that amount of time, we learned what Sociology is and where it is derived from. The professor teaches in such a way, I find the after I have read the boring text material, it comes alive afterward when we are going over the material in class. We did have mandatory online readings which were very interesting. The one that sticks in my mind was the one from the Jakarta Globe, where a Sociologist was tried, found guilty and fined for insulting a the culture of Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/sociologist-ordered-to-pay-dayaks-in-gongs-for-sex-insult/418639
After reading the article, one would think that being a sociologist, one would study the culture before entering into it in order to prevent such an incident. I was amazed that this happened, but we are all human and bound to make mistakes.
I am looking forward to learning more about sociology and other cultures, which will aid me in my nursing career.
