A Sociological Imagination Of An Environmental...

I started the day with the mentality of an environmental sociologist, that society and environment are interrelated (Bell, 2012, p. 2). Using my sociological imagination I was able to conceptualize my interaction with the environment on a local scale. I was able to see how I impacted the environment, even when I wasn t consuming or wasting, versus what would occur if I was wasting. I realized that I impact the environment in more ways than just purchasing and disposing of goods, and I truly saw this in the change of lifestyle for a day. I began this day knowing I would need a piece of motivation and sentiment. I put on a necklace that my mother got me last year. Every time I put on the necklace I know she is right next to me and that Hau, the spirit of goods, is linking us together. Hau places a sense of sentimental experience that is attached to this particular good (Bell, 2012, p. 53-54). Prior to taking this course I could never put a name to the feeling I got what I had my mother ’s necklace on, but a spirit of goods that links souls together is a perfect explanation. Our social relationship is very important to me as I typically wear this necklace for good luck. In terms of consumption, no being can exist without interacting with the environment. There is an ecological dialogue that is in constant motion between us as human beings and the environment. 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