AMS 107 - Great Class!!

I lucked out when a seat became available the second week of the semester because this was a great class. I learned that almost everything in society is socially constructed and that as time goes on, things seem to change in an effort to adapt to the specific time period. So many things contribute to the "make-up" and identity of society (religion,race, gender, sex even vampires and freak shows) and as times goes on the influence of the media and internet become greater. I learned that the theme of "the other" has been prevalent in society for such a long time, when you think back to slavery and presently to vampires, the disabled and gays/lesbians. Through the years these groups have faced so much scrutiny and discrimination and I want to believe that as a society we are taking a look at history and learning from previous mistakes. Everyone should take an American Studies course so they can learn about people and see how many things contribute to who we are as a society and and as an individual.