Most people do not realize the trouble that they go through in personal life is also a sociological issues. Undoubtedly, social issues are much larger than individual problem because they affect a bigger part of society. From a example of the chapter one which is taking a new look at a familiar world. Andre was a model student who graduated from a college. He loved to join different activities at his own school whenever he was free. His graduates were excellent and made the dean’s list during four years. Andre had a very clear plan for the future and believed he would get success. However, everything did not go what he thought, therefore, he was unable to get a stable job. He began to suspect his own ability. However, Andre’s employ ability was as much as a result of the economic forces operating at the time when he began applying job. most people had the same situation as him. Moreover, unemployment also is a big issue in that time. So that this example is not only a personal problem but also a social issue.
A music video which is “Society – Is Everybody Going Crazy?” that also demonstrates the links between personal troubles and societal issues. The video shows us about people asking money on the street; homeless people sleeping in the corner; people suffering depression; Teenagers using drug breast enhancement; young people doing cosmetic surgery; kids working in the sweatshop; people committing suicide, and so on. A part of the video that shocks me is that parents always fight in front of children that will to some extent cause great shadow in children’s life that effects on children’s emotional and overall health and their relationships with others later in life. On the other side, in the America 50 percent of marriages will end in divorce. All these troubles already from personal problems become social issues. But nobody cares and nobody wants to share issues we face in today’s society. I wish we could change all these issues taht we can have a better environment to live.
I can relate to what you are writing because I’m writing about the same thing. I think that the society and different groups of people control our everyday life. I believe that we are all in fact going crazy.
I think the video you linked showcases the realities of living in 21st century America. There is a serious issue with the way we live our lives today. People are always told how to live, how to act, what to eat, where to sleep, when to work, and how to breathe. We are blasted with constant images from the media, and are always pushed into trying to make ourselves into the image of what the media believes is good. Even if that media, is actually advertising products that can harm you. These harmful products are cigarettes, alcohol, fast food, and the perception of how to live ones life. Photoshop rules the day, and tells us what is attractive, and what is not. Beauty is manufactured by the marketing tycoons and the businesses that profit off the people who fall into traps of modern society.