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    Society: The Basics
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    1. Sanchez.Adolfo 07 Oct 2026
      In recent decades, the scientific model of medicine has been combined with the more traditional model of holistic medicine, an approach to health care that emphasizes the prevention of illness and takes into account a person’s entire physical and social environment. Holistic practitioners agree on the need for drugs, surgery, artificial organs, and high technology, but they emphasize treatment of the whole person rather than just symptoms and focus on health rather than disease. There are three foundations of holistic health care, which is also now known as integrative health care (American Holistic Health Association, 2017):

      This passage caught my attention because I strongly believe in the idea of holistic medicine and treating a person as a whole instead of only focusing on their symptoms. I think there can be more to someone's health than just what is physically happening at that moment. A person's environment, stress, emotions, relationships, and lifestyle can all affect how they feel and how they take care of themselves. I especially liked the idea of focusing on health instead of only focusing on disease. It made me wonder why traditional medicine and holistic approaches have sometimes been viewed as separate when they could potentially work together to treat different parts of a person's overall well-being.

    2. Sanchez.Adolfo 06 Oct 2026
      Hispanic people, many of whom speak Spanish as their first language, have a lower rate of high school graduation, and again, the gap is much greater when it comes to college degrees. Schooling is an important path to social mobility in our society, but the promise of schooling has not overcome the racial inequality that exists in the United States.

      This passage really stood out to me because I can relate to it personally as a Hispanic person who decided to go back to college later in life. I graduated high school years ago, and it took me a long time to decide that college was something I wanted to pursue. The part that stood out the most to me was the idea that education is an important path to social mobility, but that it does not completely erase racial inequality. It made me think about how going to college can open doors, but people do not always start with the same opportunities or access to education. I wonder how many people put off college or never attend because they don't see it as something that is realistic or possible for them.

    3. Sanchez.Adolfo 06 Oct 2026
      spirituality is the search for ... a religion of the heart, not the head. It ... downplays doctrine and dogma, and revels in direct experience of the divine—whether it’s called the “holy spirit” or “divine consciousness” or “true self.” It’s practical and personal, more about stress reduction than salvation, more therapeutic than theological. It’s about feeling good rather than being good. It’s as much about the body as the soul.

      This passage really stood out to me because it reminded me of a time in my life when I was trying to find more meaning in myself and understand what my purpose in the world was. I like how this definition describes spirituality as something personal and based on a person's own experience instead of only following a set of doctrines or beliefs. It made me think about how someone's spiritual journey can change as they learn more about themselves and what gives their life meaning. I also found the difference between “feeling good” and “being good” interesting. Can someone focus on their own spiritual growth while still having a strong sense of responsibility toward other people?

    4. Sanchez.Adolfo 06 Oct 2026
      At greatest risk of divorce are young spouses—especially those who marry after a brief courtship—who lack money and emotional maturity. The chance of divorce also rises if the couple marries after an unexpected pregnancy or if one or both partners have substance abuse problems. Divorce is also more likely among people who have lots of options, including financial independence. Research also shows that people who are not religious are more likely to divorce than those who share the same strong religious beliefs. In addition, people whose parents divorced also have a higher divorce rate themselves. Researchers suggest that a role-modeling effect is at work: Children who see parents go through divorce are more likely to consider divorce themselves. People who live in rural areas of the country are somewhat less likely to divorce than people who live in large cities. Finally, people who are emotionally volatile, who tend to attack rather than seek reconciliation, and who have less capacity to engage in interpersonal intimacy are more likely to have their marriage end in divorce (Breindel, 2018; Earnshaw, 2022; Falzone, 2022).

      What really stood out to me in this passage was the part about how having parents who divorced can make someone more likely to divorce themselves. I have an older sister who has gone through a divorce, and my younger sister almost got to that point, so this made me think about how different people's experiences with relationships can affect how they view marriage. I also thought it was interesting that the textbook says people who are financially independent have more options when it comes to leaving a marriage. Does having more financial independence actually make divorce more likely, or does it just make it easier for someone to leave an unhealthy relationship? I think that would be interesting to look at because being able to leave and actually wanting a divorce are two different things.

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