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Individuals from Diverse Background and Interviews

Interviewing people from diverse backgrounds was a very challenging assignment, but it was quite interesting. Since my job does not include workers from diverse backgrounds, I asked friends and relatives to help me find people to interview. I finally settled on workers from the following backgrounds and occupations: Carlos, a Mexican American airport security supervisor, Belinda, an African American worker in a Headstart program, and an Egyptian man who said he had assumed several occupations, but who was currently driving a cab.

I found that all three workers were focused on the present and the future with regard to their occupations. All three people interviewed were concerned not only with their present survival, but also with their future status and job security. In addition, I found that if you ask most people, "Who are you?" they will respond with their occupations. This signifies to me, as sociological theory would suggest, that our personal and social identities are bound up in our occupations.

Carlos and Belinda appeared to be comfortable enough with their job status to be completely honest, but the Egyptian man appeared to misrepresent himself. Perhaps he was not comfortable with his real, cab-driving status. The Egyptian man was very negative about American culture, and it was apparent that he was having trouble assimilating American customs.

Another aspect of sociological theory that appeared to hold true in my interview with Belinda, is the following: There is a tendency in most occupations toward professionalization. In other words, each professional occupation (such as social work) becomes increasingly professionalized. Belinda, who was working on a Master's degree is an example of such professionalization. The members of the social work field must increasingly complete the necessary coursework that will enable them to possess the "inside" needed theory to perform as professionals in their chose...

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