I found myself thinking sociologically a couple times this week. When I was reviewing my data over how people react during a theft, I was reminded of Emile Durkheime who collected a lot of data when studying sociology. I think that gaining information about the way people act during varying situations is an important part of sociology.
Another time I found myself thinking sociologically was during lunch in the cafeteria. I realized that everyone plays different roles that are important to keeping things running. Someone needs to serve the food, collect the money, clean up, etc. Lunch period couldn't work without everyone playing their roles. This can be applied to larger ideas like our economy, government, and many other things. One person can not control it all, so everyone plays their part in social environments, which is the reason for the study of sociology.
Nice job connecting the cafeteria to functionalism....I think that the students down there need to learn their role in how Commons functions by cleaning up after themselves...I feel sorry for those of you with 8th hour lunch!
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