Reflective Essay For Sociology Class

Academically, the school system has always provided me the tools so that I could learn, but outside the traditional high school classroom, there is a myriad of opportunities where knowledge can be obtained. The summer before my senior year in high school the opportunity to take classes at the University of Louisville was bequeathed upon me. My parents guided me into possibly taking core content material classes, for example, math or science. However, there was a wide range of classes in which I could partake in, but the ones which caught my attention were in the Sociology department. Although my parents were not thrilled with my decision of taking leisurely courses which were possibly not going to count towards my future major in college, I felt it was the intelligent decision.
My decision was based off the fact that during my junior through my psychology class we had a chapter in sociology. For me, this was one of the most exciting chapters in our psychology books which led me to take the Sociology course. The course was truly eye-opening in a variety of aspects of my everyday life. I gained knowledge about numerous intricate topics that make up the American society and societies all over the world. For example, did you know that in Colombia if a man sexually assaults a woman, but later asks her to marry him all the charges are dropped. This is a law which I was not aware of but due to the course, i was able to further explore. Under the circumstances in the classroom, I was able to compare and contrast opposing cultures.Which allowed me to review the similarities between gender roles around the world. Although the United States has evolved, tremendously, over the past decades the basis of gender roles and gender discrimination can be seen throughout the