My First Sociology Class!!

I am a Computer Science major but I had to complete certain core subjects. I had to complete one last social science class. I chose Sociology as my new subject. I hadn’t taken the subject before and wanted to experience something new. Sociology was rather a new subject in the ranks of economics, political science, anthropology and history. That’s what made me go for it. My first day in the class was not how I expected it to be. I was told that the real professor (Prof.Boon) was on leave and that I substitute Professor will fill in for one week. However the class went on pretty well and I understood almost everything. The next week I met my actual professor. Sociology, to me first meant like a subject that was just related to society and its problems. But as the course progressed, it became more and more interesting. I learnt that, creating social norms, reacting to them and following them isn’t sociology but beyond it. It is how we see the world from not only our perspective but by others too. Sociology is the study of society and human social interaction. Social interactions and their consequences is the subject of sociology. We learnt how the shaping of a society depends on the shaping of the individual(s) itself. Our course progressed smoothly and steadily. I had a lot of fun throughout the course. We watched movies that we would never watch in our free time. They were really some eye-openers. We were taught and given subjects that were practical and that could be easily interpreted to daily life. The study material was not hard but difficult to remember at first. However, the pop quizzes and extra-credits to that subject matter helped a lot. Sociology is not limited to only what sociologists say or think but gives a whole new meaning to rational thinking of any person. It discusses grave issues such as racism, terrorism, child abuse, sexuality and social change. What I liked about the course was that it kept everyone involved.