Leaders need to do a better job of choosing and acting on where the money flows. They need to do a better job of taking all these factors, statistics and logistic about where exactly our planet is right now and focus on how we can make it better but building things that will actually benefit the quality of life that doesn't just revolve around money.

To tie back to what I said about the government expanding money to places that need polishing, maybe the government also needs to start using that money to expand in job availability and creation. Job's that will take into consideration different circumstances the people who are jobless need. Maybe they dont have a college degree, lived in low income places that never had the best education?

I think the government of each state needs to do a better job in expanding and spreading out money to polish and better cities and places who truly need the polishing. It's always the higher income places and nicer places that get all the money and that's a problem that needs to get fixed.

I think people should stop the controversy about climate change as it is quite literally a serious and real thing. As a result of poorly taking care of our planet and being so hyper focused on building for capitalism, people should be more scared.

I feel like the society right now is pretty incapable of not litering, trashing and taking care of our environment. Everyone's become so blinded from taking care of our planet, becoming more materialistic and careless of how we move throughout everyday life.

It's extremely saddening that we still have to face the fact that race and class can still dictate what kind of care each person recieves and to what extent. racial inequalities in health care need to be punished and discussed.

The fact the not only low-income adults have to go through struggling to get medical help but also newborns and children have to face the consequences of not being able to get care of them as well. Again, this has to be a problem fixed and we need to be discussing these issues more often.

I find it so interesting that the highest-income countries have the highest rate of obesity, health problems, diseases and etc. These people may have unhealthy working conditions when it comes to the amount of time being overworked, but they also don't lack the money to buy quality foods, a gym membership and any resources that require caring for one's health.

I think this is a significant problem in our society right now, the power imbalance of having the high-income nations having more resources and access to help and medical health. And those who aren't of high-income families end up getting the short end of the stick when it comes to receiving medical help because they don't have enough to get help. This is a serious matter that has to get fixed.

I dont feel like my perception of health has changed, even after the corona virus. Most of the individuals that were affected by this and unfortunately passed away because of it were elders with already existing medical problems. The pandemic caused a strain on those problems and faced the consequences. But even now, people still need to be wary of what they have and how they take care of themselves, especially around elders who are already facing illness. It's as simple as being careful with your health and to take into consideration who you risk around you if you dont.

I feel like the communication towards protocols such as wearing mask, staying 6 feet away and etc we're all not taken into consideration carefully enough and precisely. There were still so many people who failed to obey these rules and were not punished for it.

I think this depends how just how broken a marriage is and if it really is due for a divorce. I know many people who face relief when their parent's finally split because they dont need to deal with endless conflict and stress. Yes, no one wants their parents to split but I feel like that's not the kids place to choose in the relationship.

I think cohabitation is a good way to learn how to live with your partner, get to know them a little and test's their relationship and boundaries. But I don't believe that it can be a significant factor in a succesful marriage. Marriage truly gets tested when other factors have to be taken into consideration such as kids or sickness, maybe loss.

I think it's so sad how often parents lack the ability to care for themselves to the point where they have no other choice but to abandon their own child or children. It's sad that people aren't as careful and aware of what consequences they will face when being immature. And the cost of that is going to be a future traumatized and broken child because that child will always know neglect and abandonment.

Im not suprised by this stat. And with that 10 percent decrease from 1980, I feel like in today's world the decrease is going to get significantly worse. I feel like the economic and political state of the world plays a role in that but also what the societal standards are now, especially for young adults.

This can be a really dangerous thing for marriages, but for couples in general who live with each other. If one person revolves their value around their successes and achievements, there will be a power trip. This may be even more dangerous when children are involved and the cost of that power because anger and rage when things go wrong.

I feel like I've met more people that only live with one parent, divorced or never married at all. I am one of those people so every time I share mutual circumstances with other's, it makes me feel less lonely.

I wonder just how much value bias is involved in certain sociological studies. I wonder if that affects the group of people who conduct studies together and clash opinions

Sometimes I subconsciously have my own personal social theories, without even really thinking about it too hard. One day, ill just decide to switch a routine up and I all of a sudden meet some type of growth or progression towards something.

I think the study of children development is so important to teach. It's so helpful to get ahead in the knowledge of reasons why a child behaves a certain way and most importantly, that knowledge can help find answers and solutions.

It's kind of interesting to see how the two most successful black artists has fandoms that pit the two artists against each other. It's so unecessary for artists to be as succesful as they are and have the people that support them so much issue a rivalry.

I thought this was a pretty powerful sentence in this section of the chapter. I think it's important to realize that as an older adult with the responisbility of a child, whilst also responsible for his own work ethic and future, that the only difference is there is someone looking up to you now. That there is an even greater motivation to succeed.

This section of this chapter provides really good topics to annotate on. I believe that especially in generation Z, value lacks effectiveness and importance because of how everyone in my generation care more about perception and reward rather than living up to values I believe that not many people my age even care to live up to their values and beliefs because of the fact that everyone is so engulfed in social media and disregard how dangerous social media's influence can truly be

This is a very interesting take on values and beliefs in the US. This section of the article in particular makes so much sense, as I can relate to this to my everyday life. It's no question how a youthful adult appearance signifies sexuality, and It can be a very frightening and unsafe thing because of the dangers that goes on with sexual harrasment in the world going on today. This section states that children represent innocence and purity, but in all honstly and unfortunately, it feels as though there's not much innocence and purity left in children anymore because of the rise in child trafficking and sexual abuse either.

High, Low and Popular Culture summary: This section explains the different types of culture mentioned in the subheading being, high, low and popular culture. High culture is often associated with intellectualism, political power and prestige. Low culture is often associated with experiences and attitudes that exist in the lowest segments of society. Popular culture refers to cultural experiences and attitudes that exist in mainstream society. A few examples of this are, baseball games, music, anime and cosplay.

physical properties that are of some culture that can be touched are tangible whereas, nonmaterial culture are just mainly ideas of a society. Ideas of a society are not physical properties that you can touch, therefore, they are intangible.

Its interesting to me how in other nations and in different times, marriages are arranged due to culture and without individual choice of the person. Even if you hadn't gotten to know your wife or husband, that youre inevtiably bound to them for life without really knowing what theyre capable of doing to you. That is a very scary thought.