crash .racism or just plain mean.

In Crash people were extremely racist. the cop (Matt Dillon) was one of the more racist of the group. The way he took advantage of the two black people in the car on there way home, "searching" the woman for weapons. This racism also shows in Sandra Bullock's character, the way she yelled at her husband to change the locks after they had already been changed. she thought that just because the man fixing the locks was a hispanic he would give their new key's to his "homeboys" and break into their house later and steal everything. she didn't think to realize maybe he has a wife and kids, maybe he has this "not perfect" job because he is trying to support a family. Matt Dillon's character also showed racism by showing that the women on the other end of the phone wasn't able to do her job right just because her name was Shaniqua. these accusations are terrible, they show that even people who have brilliant minds can be completely blind to things around them.

"Asians can't drive", "All people from the middle east are terrorists", and "All white women have maids and don't do anything for themselves", are just a few of the many stereotypes used throughout the movie. Peoples race means a lot, but in the way it is portrayed in this movie it means nothing. when people think of there race they can think of there heritage, where they came from, and who the were. when 9/11 happened people became a lot more racist and that effected a lot of people in the middle east. but people don't realize that not all middle eastern people were in the Taliban. in the movie people felt like they were being punished for things other people did in the country they were from.

Most of the people in this movie are racist, although this may seem to be true in real life i believe that not all people are racist. yes many people are, but some people don't care what the color of someone's skin is or what country they are from. yes accents and color can't be invisible but it can be looked past to see who the person is your talking to, what they believe in and what they like not just the color of there skin. some people do take the time to see what is underneath someone's skin. in the movie i believe that Terrance was not as racist as everyone else. he did try to calm his wife down, he knew what Matt Dillion's character did was wrong but he couldn't do anything about it. and since he is an innocent black man, and worked for his money and wealth and should be treated like a "white man" and he knows it will probably be a long time until he will he needs to just go with the flow of things.

When people look at other people and only see there race instead of the person in front of them it is easier to stereotype that person. like when Sandra Bullock's character is walking with her husband down the street and she sees two black men walking towards her and she grabs on to her husband. she didn't see the men for who they were she just saw them as two black guys walking down the street probably wanting to rob her. people may be from a "race" but they may not be as bad as you think.

I don't think it is a natural thing to be racist. i think we do "learn" how to be racist from our surroundings. like if you were born and raised in Mississippi then your surroundings will most likely be really racist. but if you were born in a small town in washington state then you probably will be less racist then people born in Mississippi.

Kids do by example. If there parents and them are walking down the street and start to pass a couple black men and the man holds her purse closer and the dad holds the mom closer and the children are brought closer to the dad then the children get that black people aren't good people. or if you are watching the news and they are talking about terrorist and your parents start talking bad about middle eastern, the you will believe that too.

Racism will never end. people will always learn about our history and what the blacks did to even get where they are today, and what women did to get rights and what the japanese american's did to show the amercian's that they weren't involved in the attack of pearl harbor. People will always know what they did to get where they are so i don't believe racism will ever end. whether it is good or bad will always be there, as so with it itself.

Marrige

What sociological factors, except race, might be causing differences in different marriage rates between black and whites?

i think that how a person was raised deals with marriage. if a person was brought up in a good middle to upper class family, with two parents and maybe siblings they are more likely to want to have a family and get married when they are older. but, some people are brought up with either a mom or a dad and usually no siblings. i think when people don't grow up in a good household they don't think they will have one that will succeed either.

Social Class

I consider my family in the middle to upper class. i live in buffalo grove and both my parents have jobs. my dad is a VP of marketing in his job and my mom runs a daycare out of our house. people that have alot of money and a huge house aren't always the happiest people. sometimes money can bring some happiness. but when people start putting themselves and things they buy before there family then what happens when they don't have money anymore and there family isn't there. i understand that although money is nice to have, getting a job and making money and having my own money to have rather than asking for it from my mom and dad all the time is alot better. knowing the value of a dollar rather then spending large amounts of money on nothing is something everyone needs to learn.

Deviance and the World

I think sometimes punishable deviance is a social construct. some people need to be put in confines to realize that what they did was wrong and that they can fix their lives. there can only be so much done to help a person who needs it with punishable deviance. the punishable deviance needs to fit the crime. when people are in jail they are usually treated poorly by shoving more than the amount in a jail cell. the food is awful and their is alot of time to do nothing. i think they need to be helping out in the world but severly supervised.

Adolescence in our Society

I wore sweats to school today. Being comfortable is a big part of a lot of what i do. i like to be able to express who i am through clothes. although doing that is fun i like to just throw on some sweat pants, a sweat shirt and gym shoes. when i am older i want to become a math teacher! my sister is a math teacher and so i guess you can say alot of what i am doing is because of her. i love being around kids and helping people accomplish things. my nature and nurture balance each other out. i look up to my siblings alot since they are alot older than me.

Social power is important to adolescents because thats all we have right now. we are given many responsibilties then we are also not being able to do anything. social status is the only thing we really have control over right now. we can change our clothes to fit in or stand out. we can listen to every song and memorize all the lyrics to fit in with others. we are raised to be the best at everything we do, so this may influence to be the best in our group of friends.

Children now are raised with lots of technology, and most are given what ever they want. kids just watch tv, text on there cell phones and play video games. most of these things can be done with many people but they are just saying at a cube or there cell phone, they aren't actaully interacting with other people. this concerns many people that our world will be too non personable in the years to come. since there is less face to face meeting and most things are now down over the phone or through internet there isn't a need for people to actually comunicate. i think these concerns are very valid considering that they are already happening in my generation.

i grew up with two brothers and a sister. they have a major impact on my life. I shared a room with my two brothers growing up so i was around cars, blocks, sports and more alot as a kid. my sister was a gymnast so she was not home alot and that also impacted having a sister but her not really being there. my brothers got me to play soccer, basketball, baseball and football with them. as i grew older my sister wanted to be a bigger impact in my life so she and i did gymnastics together. i did it for a little but after a while it was too girly for me. i would rather play soccer on a muddy field getting dirty. i was a very agressive soccer player because growing up with older siblings i had to fight for attention.

What Status do we Have

Our society puts a lot of pressure on us. They want us to "act your age" but at the same time act older then we are or "mature". I still don't understand who makes the decision of what we are supposed to act like. We are allowed to be behind the wheel of a death machine, but not allowed to say what goes into our own bodies. Cars are very dangerous. having the responsibility of driving one that can harm ourselves and others on the streets is a very big responsibility. we can drive when were 15/16 years old, but we can't put certain things into our own body until were 21. just like we are able to leave our families at 18, but we can't be off of our parents insurance until were 25. this infantilizes teenagers/20-25 year-olds. this makes non-teenagers feel like they are until they turn 25 and are really on there own. we are pressured throughout high school to be on top. your rank, your friends anything that can different you, or make you the same as other people. people try so hard to look and act like everyone else so that they can stand out that in the end they just get lost in the crowd because they look like everyone. we realize that who your friends are, what you wore, what classes you took in high school don't matter in the outside world after high school and college.

adults????

My life very much relates to this subject. i am the youngest in my family by 9 years. my brothers are 28 and my sister is 27 and i am 18. when i act a certain way my siblings usually tell me i am acting like a high school student which i am, but when i try to act a little older my parents tell me i can't do some things because i am to young. with them there is no happy medium. i am either to old to act one way and should be acting older than i am, but when i do i am to young to act that way.