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FinnStowers

SocializationProjectReflection

ThethingthatIammostproudofmymaskisthatIwasabletoconnectitbackto
myessay.Ipaintedmymaskgoldfortworeasons,firstbecauseitshowedhowI
thoughtIshouldhavetobeaGoldenChildbecauseIwenttoaCatholicschoolever
sinceIwasinpreschool,andsecondbecauseIthinkthateveryoneshouldfollowthe
GoldenRule.IpaintedwordsinblackallaroundmymasktoshowthethingsthatI
eitherstillquestionordontbelievethatmyreligiontaughtmetogoagainst.Makingthis
maskhashelpedshowmehowIstillfeltaboutmyreligion.

MyfavoritequotefrommyessayisTomegrowingupasaCatholichasbeena
smallpartofwhoIam.Iammuchmorethanjustmyreligion..Iamproudofthisquote
becauseittellshowIfeelthatmyreligiondoesntplaysuchabigroleinwhoIamand
thatIcanbesomethingmorethanmyreligion.Iamalsoproudofthisquotebecauseto
meitshowsIcanbetolerantandacceptingofpeopleofotherreligions.

Thebiggesttakeawayfromthisprojectisthethoughtofhowpeopleare
socializedandhowbeingsocializedthroughsubcultures,targetoragentgroups,race,
gender,orreligioncanplaysuchabigroleinyourlife.AtthebeginningoftheprojectI
hadnoknowledgeofhowmanydifferentwaysthereweretobesocializedandhowit
canaffectyouforyourwholelife.AttheendofthisprojectIhavebeenabletoaccept
peoplefortheirdifferencesbecauseInowunderstandthatImaybedifferentbecauseof
thewaythatIhavebeensocialized.

ThebiggestconceptthatIwouldwanttosharewithmycommunitywouldbeto
acknowledgethefactthattherearegroupslikeagentandtargetgroups.Ithinkthat
targetgroupsshouldbeacknowledgedascontributingmembersofsocietyandtreated
withtherespectthattheydeserve.Icanspreadthisconceptbymodelingtoleranceand
acceptanceofmypeers.

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