Sociological Mindfulness

This week in sociology we've mostly been discussing Michael Schwalbe's definition of sociological mindfulness and sociological imagination. Both terms deal with how people influence each other. Sociological mindfulness is the ability to acknowledge/ appreciate other people's unique qualities and recognizing how our influences are put out into the world. These influences are, of course, recieved by others --which in turn might affect us in the end. After discussing Schwalbe's definition of these terms, I started trying to think about ways I could be more mindful, in a sociological sense. Since I'm in high school, I couldn't help thinking how things would change if everyone became more mindful. Maybe more people would feel included in certain social groups and everyone could possibly get along better. People would stop using words like "gay" and learn to be a little more aware of the energy they put out there. I think not just high school, but the world would be a much better place if everyone would just think about how they're influencing the people around them.