Sociological Mindfulness!

In a reading about sociological mindfulness Schwalbe has tried to persuade people to be sociological mindful. In this he means that the world must be more open to issues going on with the people that surround you. He makes it very clear that people need to look at the bigger picture in life and assist or guide those in need around the community. In terms of sociology this refers to people acting a certain way based on many factors. A few factors may include where the person lives, their cultures, what time frame they were born and many others. Not only does being sociological mindful mean helping those around you and realizing some people are in need of desperate assistance, but it also means that people don't judge or make fun of others because of differences or problems they may face. Not a lot of people realize how many teens really get their feeling hurt by what people say. For example, one of my friends from a different town always gets made fun of not because she has a weight problem, but because people think that she has an eating disorder. People automatically judge her when they see her and think instantly that she has an eating disorder just because she is really skinny. What a lot of people don't know is that she eats enough to stay heathy, but unfortunately, people just assume that she doesn't. I actually find this really upsetting that people would go out of their way not knowing her to judge her. She always gets so emotional when people that she doesn't know makes jokes about her. This is not being sociological mindful. Someone who is sociological mindful is suppose to help those in need and respect people who need respect the most. Not one person that made fun of her was aware that she was heathy, but instead made fun of her because of something they thought, not something they knew. This just goes to show that people should be worrying about the bigger things in life. Things such as worrying about getting rapped, dying, getting shot, getting arrested, never being able to see your family again, instead of worrying about someone that is really skinny. There are greater things in life to worry about and Schwalbe would agree that we need to be open to those bigger problems in life to help those we love.