Social Construction

In sociology that week we talked about Social Construction of reality and how we view people around us the way that social norms have taught us to view different groups and people. We did a fun activity called the "Abandon Ship". There was a certain amount of people chosen to be stuck in a really small life boat. Since the life boat was so small, some people had to be thrown off. The people that were stuck on the life boat had to decide who gets thrown off. Most of the decision were based off the name or group they were put in from society. Ex- Youth, health, and money. If you were old, you were thrown off because you were seen as not being useful but, if you were young and were going to be an importance for the future of the boat or society, you were saved.