1. My mother often says We are a product of our experiences. She 1. My mother often says We are a product of our experiences. She says this when we are having a conversation about our lives, of course because I always say that I want to understand why I do what I do, and it helps me when I think about how I was raised. Its not an excuse for me, but it is a helpful explanation. My mom is explaining social construction with this statement. We are a product of our experiences. Heres a hard question for you: why would the concept of social construction bother some people? It definitely does. It actually becomes a political question. Im not saying people are having arguments about social construction, but they are without actually using the term. Why? What are potential problems with the concept for some people? Give it some thought. 2. How does the wealth gap challenge the idea of Americans as self-made individuals?3. Theres one section called Genderless Future and I think about it a lot. In terms of race, multi-racial people are beginning to take up a bigger and bigger portion of our population. Some people think the concept of race will matter less and less the more racial binaries dissolve. The idea of a genderless future is more of a science fictional idea, but I think its still worth thinking about. is there any part of you that believes gender will matter less and less in the future? Do you think the gender binary will break down in any significant ways?Social ScienceSociology SOCIOLOGY 372
