a lot of the daily interactions that people brought up and socialized normally are taken for granted and not really thought about, yet this example shows how necessary they are for human survival.

just as how a human baby may only react to being breast fed rather than be bottle fed due to the social interaction of it.

One cannot just look at the one aspect that they think is affecting a social statistic, such as if Rhode Island is full of lazy people because their percentage of residents using SNAP was the highest on the chart. We must also consider the other social and economic statistics of that state, as well as individuals personal problems to get the full picture behind why their percentage is highest.

Culture is changing to reflect ways of life that have always existed but weren't always accepted, and now are becoming a social norm/cultural norm in the US

Just as Du Bois explained the phenomena of white slaves and white poor class during the reconstruction who didn't support black slaves and black poor class simply because they felt the color of their skin (since it was the same as those who had all the power) were somehow better off than those of a different race

nearly impossible in modern day living to not consider yourself part of a group of some sort

This viewpoint is entirely incorrect and ignorant, considering the white man writing it never thought to consider the great rich history of those he was talking about since he didn't care for them.

Did not willingly want to support abolition of slavery due to morals, etc. but felt the need to do so due to personal benefit of the white man, which meant winning the war.

We need both sides of the stories in order to give an accurate representation, and with this people can use their own morals to learn from what we did right and what we did wrong and how this may impact our present and future. As opposed to only presenting one view point as the right or wrong answer.

A biased report will lead to a very twisted and inaccurate view of American history, one that only the small collection of those recording it have control over even if its not what the entirety American population wants our history to be recorded as.

Unbiased reports and recordings of history are important to the accuracy of the actual incidence... if something is recorded wrongly/with a boas, that is what we are going into our future with

This statement seems accusatory towards the slaves, making it seem as if its their fault they are "ignorant" and illiterate. Reality was that these people didn't have access to education at all considering the social status they were placed under.

many individual issues can also be seen and solved as public/structural issues but the individualistic view attached to the issue doesn't allow for the issue to become public, even if many suffer from the same issue (i.e. mental health)

the intersection of various systemic issues help to clarify what is a personal/individualistic trouble compared to systemic/social issues

distinguishing the separation and distinct differences between individual issues and systemic issues and their solutions seems to play a huge role in sociology

recognizing privilege or the lack thereof privilege helps to provide prospective to what ones own circumstances are (as well as those who share similar experience) while also leaving room to recognize the circumstances of those who are different from them

the idea that even those who are the racially oppressed have to participate in a racist society, such as our own, just by living their everyday lives within the society reminds me just how unavoidable it is to perpetuate racism, even if "you aren't racist" (systemic approach vs individualistic)

the privileged reap the benefits produced by the labor of those who are less privileged, most of the time without even realizing or thinking twice about it.

fundamental to modern human day existence that we belong to a system of some sort, as well as it being almost impossible to avoid being a part of one

Connecting to feminism and feminist studies, intersectionality also applies to sociology with the same concept that in order to truly see/understand one issue, the surrounding issues need to be accounted for and included in finding a solution

sociology involves most aspects that affect every day life; thus meaning it involves the simple and complex, and a lot of things that we often wouldn't think would have a correlation