dating a skater, LOL!!! He definitely fits in with the definition of a skater, and when he picked me up from my house on our first date he definitely “opposed dominant culture”--AKA my parents. He showed up at the door with his hat on backwards, pants sagging, the Vans, and the first word out of his mouth was “Sup?”. My parents were anything but pleased to send me out with him, but they warmed up to the
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Mall Project For my mall project I went to south hills mall. At this mall I went to four different stores. They include Hot Topic Barnes and Noble, and Journeys. I dressed in two different ways. For my dress down I dressed in sagging pants, white t-shirt, tilted hat, and Osiris shoes. For my dress up I wore khaki shorts, button up t-shirt, and Rebok shoes. The first store I went to was B+N. There was a huge difference in the way people acted in my dress up and dress down. When I went
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I managed to pry my malnourished self off of my Cheeto-residue-stained jet black futon, although it took an immense and almost unhealthy amount of determination, and dragged my sagging, nearly lifeless body out of the horse stall that is my bedroom into the muggy swampland that was the bathroom. I made too much of an effort just to brush my yellow-stained teeth that are most certainly permanent due to how much tobacco I inhale and how much Starbucks Energy Shots mixed with Adderall I consume. I mean
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Although, boys often violate it and go unpunished. Schools seem to be allowing the boys to walk the halls freely with pants sagging and provocative shirts (Menchaca). Boys need to face the consequences girl’s face whenever they break the dress code. Some schools have an even stricter dress code. Some demand your hair to look a certain way or to wear and own clothes that resemble
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07/27/2012 Appendix A Define the following terms found in Week One and Week Two readings: Diversity: is but not limited to, race, religion, color, gender, national origin. The ability recognizes the difference in everyone. Ethnocentrism: the tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life are superior to all others. Melting Pot: Diverse racial or ethnic groups or both, forming a new creation a new cultural entity. Minority group: is a subordinate group whose members have significantly
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I believe people in society have different opinions of tuff. A black man with sagging pants, gold chains, gold teeth, and a crooked hat could be seen as a thug by society or as tuff by people in his neighborhood. Looks can be deceiving. That man could be highly intelligent, educated, and have a career. Also, people that ride motorcycles
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In this article “Patriarchy” by Johnson explains how he understands patriarchy and what we should do about changing it. He makes a really interesting argument about patriarchy and how system works in general. His primary point is that men and women find themselves in a social system of patriarchy that they did not create which is easy to dismiss because it seems natural. At first, he points out how men often feel personally attacked by feminist, especially when they speak of the issues involving
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School Uniforms School uniforms are becoming a popular trend amongst schools. Students and even most parents don’t agree with the enforcement with school uniforms; stating that uniforms take away the right of self-expression. School uniforms are not a negative thing to have. Yes, uniforms limit what the students have to choose to wear to school every day, but it doesn’t limit them from learning; the only reason they are in school. Student treat school as a fashion
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According to the Oxford Dictionary of Sociology, “Socialization” is the process by which we learn to become members of society, both by internalizing the Norms and values of society, and also by learning how to perform our social roles as workers, friends, citizens, and so forth. This process of human development is said to be based on the concept of “Nature vs. Nurture”, that is the comparative importance of heredity (nature) and the environment (nurture) in the causation of human behavior. The
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play the role of Discipline makers as the students are required to dress formal and well put together. Schools that don’t require uniforms have such kids who do not care the way they dress or dress sloppy. Such kids walk around the school with pants sagging to the ground and the underwear showing which puts a bad impression on other kids as well as the reputation of the school. These students dress inappropriately which distracts other students thus, the school atmosphere will definitely worsen. Ultimately
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