This week we were assigned 2 different readings for homework. One was a chapter of the book "Outliers" by Malcom Gladwell, and the other an article by Schwalbe on Sociological Mindfulness.
In the first chapter of "Outliers" we learn that where you live and when you lived there shapes who you are. For example, as highschooler's we are raised in an environment were we go to school 9 months a year for 12 years so that we can get a good education, move on to college to study a career and then get a job, have a family, etc.
In the article by Schwalbe, we learn that sociological mindfulness is about paying more attention to the things going on around us, and to look past what something may look like and look into what it actually is or what it actually means. By paying attention and understanding others' situations, we become more willing to show compassion for others and give them the respect they deserve. For example, giving money to charities and helping others who are less fortunate (community service) can help decrease problems that grow in our society because others will look at you and build off of your actions influencing them to do the same.
Sociological mindfulness and sociological imagination go together because we are shaped by our environment, therefore if people are influenced by others who are trying to help society, then everyone will learn to be caring and "mindful".
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