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I thought I was very observative with my surroundings. I thought I knew why certain people acted a certain way. I learned that much more through taking the class. The first mind blowing lesson was about stereotypes. I was always taught they were a negative thing. However, they protect us and allow us to react based on past experiences. Another big lesson that Sal always tried to push on us is there is no difference in race, gender, or creed on this earth. We are all part of the Human Race. We act like people are of different species sometimes, creating barriers between us and them. Such as African's are different than Asians. This is not the case we have the same type of genes. Another lesson is about social deviance. We see this all around us. People who have more money or more social status often get away with their deviance, while the poor and stupid do not. We see this with students all the time. This class has the reputation of being a blow off class. This class has the reputation of no work. Yet it shouldn't. The class has a easy workload yes, but it teaches invaluable lessons about people. I learned not to shy away from differences through Sal's way of seeing things. Usually people become ignorant of the unknown, but I feel prepared for life after SHS because of this class. This class was extremely beneficial and I really enjoyed learning all the different sociology lessons.