Sociological Reflection Paper

All of a sudden I found myself thinking sociologically when I was eating in Belk dining hall. I was surrounded by my peers while eating dinner over a casual conversation. But, then I decided to look around at other groups and started to recognize sociological concepts that I learned in class. The three concepts I witnessed were culture, socialization, and social deviance which helped me become more sociological mindful of my surroundings. The dining hall holds various types of culture since each student comes from a different background. Each student in their specific groups are experiencing different languages as they hold a conversation amongst one another. Some students may use certain symbols to explain their story or hand gestures. As I glanced at different groups, I saw one girl talking to her friend and using hand gestures to get the point across while the other person would nod her head to let her know she agreed. In addition, other groups engaged in a conversation that was at a higher volume than other groups with a lower volume. …show more content…
While in a college setting, peer groups will help shape a person in order to form certain behaviors and norms to be a part of the group. It was interesting to discover the certain behaviors that was accepted in each group. For example, one of the peer groups that were across from us were socializing quietly about their admiration for theatre. I assumed that this group was connected by theatre and their experiences by it. If a person who didn’t pursue theatre decided to sit with these girls, the individual would have to quickly adapt knowledge and the certain behaviors within the group in order to be accepted. I found it interesting that students were connected by having the same hobby or classes and they would conduct conversations about their experiences about school or extra-curricular