A Bit About Me and My Blog

Hi my name is Yolanda.  I am a wife and mother of two and in about 7 months, mother of three!  I have lived in the inland northwest for about thirteen years and just love the climate here.  I am a Junior at the University of Idaho studying for a degree in Family and Consumer Science.  I am very much interested in the family unit, lifestyles, challenges, resources, and stages of development.  I feel this area of study will help me further my career and give some great insight for my own growing family.  

So far, during my very little experience in this Sociology class, I have learned some very valuable information about the sociological realm of thinking.  For example, there is no limitation or set in stone definition as to what may or may not be a social problem.  Social problems reach across groups, individuals, time, culture, and location.  Another point is that, two people with different values, beliefs, and life experiences will likely have differing opinions on what is considered a social problem.  The treatment of social problems widely depends on whether people are willing to take action or not, and to what extent.  I think the best way to start taking action is to become educated on emerging issues and what the facts really are.  So many times we accept what the media tells us instead of conducting our own research and looking for ourselves.  In my blog I will discuss some of these emerging issues taken from our text Understanding Social Problems. 

 

A good friend once told me healthy, thriving families build strong homes,churches, communities, and nations. 

I would have to say, maybe not every person can change the entire world, but every person can impact the loved ones in their life and be a positive influence.

"What mattered was not what happens to you, but how you handle it. Self-command is required to overcome the dangerous misinformation of our emotions, and because for the most part the self is the only thing that we can command. We have no control, ultimately, over what people do or think. What we can influence is our understanding of these circumstances and how we respond to them."  - Daniel Akst