Before this class, I had never heard of sociology. Once I heard some of the elements of sociology, it made me think of psychology. Already I was interested in understanding why people do what they do. Sociology is so important to understanding individuals and traditions of cultures and society. Over the course of the semester, we were assigned to do these reading journals to answer questions about an academic article revolving around sociology. The first one I analyzed was along with the topic of gender. It opened my eyes to things I had noticed by myself but did not have a word for. It gave me a clearer idea to concepts of society and culture, by explaining why this happens. This is important to understanding people and I fully believe it should be recommended to others to learn about the topic.