Introduction

Introduction

 

My interest in Sociology lies in my career choice of Social Work. Sociology helps provide answers and theories to social problems, and provides a great understanding of the social factors that contribute to individual problems and oppression. I had always looked forward to taking Psychology courses and kind of dreaded taking my first Sociology course. After starting it, I fell in love and immediately added it as a minor!

 

I found this course especially interesting. I have always wanted to work with children and youth as a Social Worker and had never considered focusing on gerontology. To my surprise, I was interested in every topic covered during this course, and now feel motivated to help address the social problems I have learned about.

 

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I chose this image because I think it represents how interconnected our society is. Most people think of elders as a burden and cast aside reflecting on the issues that they face. I think it is important to identify how big of a role elders play on other generations, and to recognize the relationships and dependency each generation has on each other. We should have more emphasis in our society on understanding gerontology.