In Conclusion

In the End We're All 99.9% the Same...

I started this blog with the view that all things are relative.  I still strongly believe that is the truth but working on this blog has helped me understand why people act the way they do.  You may have noticed that I hit on some pretty strong issues; slavery, eating disorders, homelessness, and gender roles.  Now looking back, I see that I chose topics where there is a lot of hatred involved, whether it is inflicted by others or one's self.  One of the biggest lessons for me was that society is centered around the creation of social norms and that we become uncomfortable with anything that does not fit into that clean little package.  Sociology helps us to recognize what this box is for a society and study what the effects are of breaking it.  I read somewhere that all humans are 99.9% genetically similar, yet there is so much hatred and intolerance in this world.  I think a huge part of creating tolerance is understanding why intolerance exists in the first place, this is why I have enjoyed this class. 

I enjoyed researching these topics and finding out that many topics that I find to be troubling are actually matters that a sociologist might study.  I enjoyed it so much in fact that I think I accidently did an extra post.  Blogger is a simple site to get your thoughts out there and I would recommend it to any first time blogger.