This week we did a Group Identity Molecule. Our teacher had us write our name in the middle of the page and create a web of all the different groups we are apart of. As we shared with the class of our groups, I realized that the students in our class are similar in some ways, yet different in others. We all attend our school and have friend groups here, but there is also sports, clubs, music, religious groups and so much more that other people identified with. We had to pick our master status, which is how or what other people view you as. I chose my master status as my sport because growing up everyone knows me as a gymnast and it has stuck. Doing this exercise made me realize that society today judges other groups by either stereotypes or by other means that are unfair. More of the common stereotypes are that Americans are obese, lazy and dim-witted, Italian or French people are the best lovers, all Jews are greedy, all asians are good at math and so on. Even if the stereotype is true on some cases, constantly putting people down because of a preconceived idea is wrong. Last week, I was at the airport and I overheard two men in their 20's I would say talking about the drive to the airport. One man said he was driving behind a slow car and was upset, because he was late. When he finally passes the car he explains that the driver was an asian woman on her phone. The other responds, "That's possibly the worst combination." After hearing this, I realize how much our society stereotypes on perceptions of others. This week was interesting and now I am ready to be sociologically mindful of other groups.