POWER

Power is something everyone want, some people might even do whatever it takes to achieve it.In chapter 5 it talks about power, the meaning the book has for power is the ability to bring about an intended outcome, even when opposed by other.Today a lot of people strive to have power over each other but when achieve it they get consume by it and even have a negative effect on other. Chapters 5 also talks about empowerment which one increase one's capacity to bring about an intended outcome, which is similar to the definition power. The chapter also talks about the strategies for empowerment which involves education, organization, and networking. To me i think power should not be use to for enjoyment rather than to help. In education i think having power over student doesn't mean you have to be rude. I have a professor that just because she is a teacher she can act and talk to the student how ever she wants. 

Most people try to persuade others by convincing them of the correctness of your position or goals, and then there's rewarding with a positive gesture and last with coerce which i think is not a good strategies but are some time effective, which is by force.

Chapter 5 also talks about hegemony which means the imposition and wide acceptance of the perspective and interest of those in power as universe and the true and the marginalization of alternative viewpoint. 

In conclusion i would say that this chapter help me understand the true meaning of the word power and how sociologist give their perspective on it.

social structure.

Understanding social structure. When hearing that it makes me think of the interaction among people. Reading chapter 4, made me see that it was true. There are different size of understanding the social structure, for example at a micro level we can look at the structure between two people within a small group, at a meso level we can look at the structure between an organization, mainly a large group, and at a macro level we can look at the structure in between developing and industrialized.  What caught my eye in this chapter that we also talk about in class was the Brian Reed article. I was amazed on how he uses his skills and knowledge of social structure in order to help catch the Iraqi lead Saddam Hussein.  This chapter mentions a Ethnomethodology which is an approach that examines the methods people use to make sense of their daily activities. Which can emphasizes the ways in which we collectively create social structure in our everyday activities. Most people don’t realize what they do in their everyday life is a step to them having doing something to do with social structure. I myself didn’t had idea until I started reading about it and it was interesting to know that most of the things you do you are creating social structure. 

culture

How we define culture is may not always be the same. the book defines it as "a group of people who live together in a specific territory and share a culture". In my opinion i would define it as a group of people who not only live in the same area but all over the world share the same beliefs as well as the same behaviors. Reading chapter 3 was pretty interesting and i also learn a lot that i didn't know. This reading talks about how a culture is a collection of a lot more things other than one specific thing. We can see knowledge, values, languages and even material objects can be a big part of a culture.  Also reading the article "Body Ritual Among the Nacirema," was also interesting, it was most surprise and shock to see how they treat their women, but as we can say not all culture are the same, we all believe and treat each other differently. In today society most culture are different but then again there are still those that stand out from the rest, that’s why we should respect these cultures and also learn about them because it a good thing to learn new things that doesn't have to do with our life style.