Emily Babski Journal #6

Today’s Questions:

1.     I know that many people differ on the opinion of weather college is worth while or not. I am aware that different degrees may require more schooling and is maybe more beneficially to go to college.

2.     I feel that college is extremely useful and a degree is needed, especially in this day and age. However, I also feel that my expectations of what I plan to get out of college may not be the reality I will face when leaving college.

3.     I hope to answer the question of if the expectations that I am anticipating are similar to what other college students are feeling and if these expectations can for the most part be valid because of the experiences that graduate students have had.

4.     I hear a lot about my topic on the news and just in every day discussion. I am also a part of my study and topic since I am a college student.

5.     I assume that most people want to be successful and will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals.

6.     College students, graduates, and older successful people in the work force are the three groups in my topic.

7.     College students, recent graduates from college, and older, middle-ages professionals.

8.     Female, young, student, athlete, catholic, white, American, musicians.   

9.     Group Dominant Culture: Most people now a days have a college education or are currently students if they are of the right age. There is a vast majority of people entering, or looking to enter the workforce as college graduates and especially with the Baby Boomer generation, there are many older and middle-aged individuals. Our group is not specific to race, gender or physical type so it is pretty easy to say our group corresponds with the dominant culture.

Group Marginalized Culture: Our group assumes that people have the capability to go to college so that may play into the fact that not everyone can afford college or have been privileged enough to even have a lower education so we could be leaving out the lower class.

My Dominant Culture: I am white and most people in America are white. I am a student and again, the majority of people my age are in college.

My Marginalized Culture: I think the fact that I am a musicians puts me in a marginalized culture and being catholic, depending on where you live in the U.S. could also be considered a marginalized religion.

Taking these things into consideration, I think we need to consider the population who is in the marginalized culture and realize that not everyone has an opportunity to go to college, but since our topic is narrowed to three particular groups, I don’t think that will be a huge factor.

10.  We need to word our questions to not sound biased and ask questions in a way that would be leading them to a particular answer.