The Conclusion

Overall I enjoyed this class because I was able to go to class and learn a new concept everyday like Marxism idea, stereotyping and social structure.  I thought that by going into smaller groups and discussing the readings was a good way for everyone to be involved in the reading.  By having smaller groups like we had, made it so that everyone had to participate.  It felt more like a conversation than anything else.  The way that we followed up by talking together as a group and watching a clip was beneficial and helped me understand the concept even more.

What stuck out in this class for me was when we talked about stereotyping and Marxism.  Marxism had to deal with society and the economy and how culture is shaped on how we are raised and what we see in everyday life.  I believe that stereotyping is somewhat similar to that. When we read the article on stereotyping by Dyer I learned that many people pass on stereotyping because of what they see on T.V. and mass media.  Because of mass media society puts certain people in certain groups, races, genders, and religion. 

I thought that both the article on Marxism which dealt with culture and problems that we still deal with today, and the article on stereotypes were fascinating and were eye opening.  It isn't until you discuss material like what we read that you fully understand the details behind it.  I really enjoyed this class and I was able to learn a lot that I will take with me throughout my college and professional career.