One blog post that I had read was about the Korean food starting to be located in American grocery stores. I think that there are many things that helped this happen like the post had mentioned. There were shows, movies, series, and music that has come out to make an influence on people and the things they were willing to try. I think something that they did well was that they made sure to state that it has taken not just a few years but decades for the people of the Korean culture to be able to find foods from their own culture and traditions in the store where it is accessible. Making it where they don’t have to improvise when shopping for the things that they are used to having and eating.
Crying Over Gochujang
Another post that I read was the one about juveniles being sentenced to life without parole and I think that they did a good job when it came to explaining that there was a lot of background baggage that the kid had before committing the horrible crime that he did. Being a double major in psychology and sociology it actually makes me think about how it has messed with Ian’s mental state but also how it affected his ability to be social and interact with society.That all matters when it comes to someones mental well being and how society views them as people once they know what they have been through and where they have been raised as kids.
More Verstehen: What it’s Like to be a Juvenile Offender Sentenced to LWOP
The blog about the median mother is thirty is something that caught my attention because I personally do not want children. To see that the median age for mothers has increased by five years since the last time I had heard anything about what age they considered to be appropriate they were saying twenty-five. I do agree with the blog and that the age has increased because there are more and more women that are going to college and furthering their education to have better and good steady jobs before having kids. The chart that they provided shows that they average age is now about thirty and that is something that proof that backs the statement. Something that I think that they could have maybe done a little better was to make it something that is okay and that we do not have to live up to societies standards of when we are supposed to have kids. There are adults my age that I went to high school with that now have four kids and I just recently turned twenty-three. I could not imagine having four kids, but it works for her because we took different paths in life. What will work for one person does not always work for the other.
The median mother is 30, TV interview edition
I like that you went into detail about your own feelings with the blogs that you read. I like reading peoples opinions (whether I agree or disagree with them.)
But what did you think the writers did right or wrong? What did you specifically like about the page you read articles from?
With the three articles that I chose I didn’t really see anything that I didn’t like. I personally have found that I don’t particularly like side bars on blogs because it takes me forever to read the original post I was trying to read because I get distracted. I think when it came to reading the titles of the blogs is what really caught my attention. It was about stuff that peaks my interest. I actually did a big research project with a group on the Netflix series Squid Game and that is and has to do with a lot of the Korean Culture. So that blog is something that I really thought was interesting on top of the fact that we do not think about how grocery stores don’t always sell other cultures food and things that they are used to. I also like that some blog posts are bright and bold, that stands out, and things that are generally eye catching.
Although I didn’t talk about any of these in my post, I can agree that the blog regarding juveniles on life without parole does a good job on commenting on the specific child’s past before he chose to commit the crime. Things such as where someone grew up can be overlooked when it comes down to society as a whole and could end up having a bigger impact on one’s mental health and end up pushing them to such actions.
Yes, Trey I have to agree that those things can be overlooked when it comes to deciding someones fate and how they will have to spend the rest of their lives. I also think that they know that maybe even if they did not have a past that they will might be capable of doing something like that. Which then makes them not have sympathy for the person that is being sentenced.
This is an awesome first blog post. I love that you added your personal opinion on these topics because that is what I love reading and what I feel like blogs are all about,
Thank you so much! I try to add what I think into it because I feel that it helps people relate on a personal level and that is something that I feel we need more of in today’s world. I also know that not everyone is always going to agree with me and my opinions, but if I have reasoning and evidence that shows why I feel the way I do or side with a particular reasoning then they see it as being justified a little and it makes them possibly look at it from a different light.
I also enjoyed the https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/blog/ and https://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2022/05/more-verstehen-what-its-like-to-be-a-juvenile-offender-sentenced-to-lwop.html#more blog posts. Finding the foods you eat in the grocery store is probably one of the base layers of cultural representation, so although it’s exciting that these foods are now available, it’s sad that it has taken this long to get there. I’ve taken a couple classes on the criminal justice system, so the juvenile offender post immediately piqued my interest. Unfortunately, there’s a massive lack of rehabilitation in the prison system. I’m glad his story ended on a good note, and legislation has changed for juvenile LWOP, but there are so many stuck in the system.
I also read the articles you chose and I mostly agree with the statements you made about each. In Crying over Gochujang, I appreciated the background provided about Korean culture and talked about how Korean people were even seen eating gochujang with bread to satisfy the craving for home-cooked meals with gochujang. Just like in the article about juveniles being sentenced to life without parole, the background was necessary to maintain engagement and incite sympathy. I couldn’t imagine going to prison at 14 and getting out sometime in my 30s- spending more than half my life in prison and in solitary.
Good post!