Social Location Essay

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Each person has their own unique characteristics that set them apart from everyone else. A person’s characteristics make up their social location. Social location is a person’s place within society. Characteristics like religion, culture, income, age, social status, roles in life, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, marital status, future goals and many other things can effect a person’s social location. It is also viewed as a role or position that one occupies in society. A person’s future depends on the education that they decide to pursue. Social location of an individual can completely change in the future. Income can change with more education, a change in jobs or maybe even a promotion. Religion can change with new beliefs or new friends. Someone could not have a religion until later in life when a new friend comes along and shows them the way. Even the simplest things can effect or change a person’s social location. If a single individual gets married then this will change their marital status and life in a big way. As people get older and get to know who they really are better, some will change their sexuality interests. If one were to have a child then that would greatly affect their social location. If you want to really understand me, you need to know about my social location. There are so many characteristics about me that I could spend all day writing about them. Don’t worry, I’ll only tell you the important details about me. First off my name is Hannah Osborne. I will be 21 years old on May 20th. I am a single Caucasian female. I am a third year Baker College student. I am studying to be a Math Elementary Teacher. I am a tutor at an alternative high school called Baker College Pathways. I only make minimum wage, so my income is limited. Being a college student, I would say I’m in the lower class. Once I graduate from college and get a job in
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