Tsel 12-14

TSEL Discussion Board 10-12:Week 14 Being sociologically mindful is more than just paying attention to and recognizing certain things in society, but it also means appreciating the things in society that make it unique. As Schwalbe states, sociological mindfulness can be a tough think to understand. Mindfulness is something that constitutes an awareness of the here and now. Three questions we should ask if we are being sociologically mindful of ideas are 1) What is the structure of the society as a whole? What are the big pieces and components to it, and how do they relate to each other? What makes it different from other societies? 2) Where does this society stand in human history? Is it changing, and if so what is causing it to change? We can look to see how it differs from other periods. Also, we can look to see the roots of why society has stood where on certain topics. In this sense, we can take a look at society’s history. 3) What types of leaders both male and female rule in society? Basically, who makes up the “dominating group”? If we look at these people and what makes them think one way or another, we can try to make some sense of how society in the present moment came to be. Also, it is important to see whom “elected” these people into dominating positions or how they got there, and why their ideas have stuck. Lastly, we must examine human nature and the role it plays in the decisions of leaders. It is unlikely to ever see a major story on TV about capitalism and why it is bad because the format of our society in terms of economics is capitalism. The foundation of the principles of capitalism is that a small group of people has most of the control over the wealth and property. Also, it aims to get the most amount of profit out of workers while paying them the lowest possible wage. Its format leaves a group of people in poverty. But, this is currently the structure we live in, and if a major news station ran a series that opposed capitalism, then