In today Lecture when Stacy was talking about “Social Status” and the “individual” how in some cultures that the focus isn’t on the “individual,” reminded me of my own culture and how it depends on the community and what is best for the family. I was taught through my parents words and actions that everything I do affects the image of my family, particularly my father who was a MSG. His high status in the military affected our family more than his, when i look at it. I wasn’t the probably though, it was my middle sister who was being irresponsible. She went through a rebellious stage when my dad was deployed to Iraq. While he was over seas he was promoted to MSG and that was when her actions were being held against my dads abilities to work as a MSG. (Master Sergeant) She was stealing from Walmart, getting speeding tickets, acting out in class (but it wasn’t intentional). Either way, my mom wasn’t the only one being punished for my sisters actions. The commanding officers or the officers higher than my dad were questioning, “If you don’t know how to keep your children in line how do we know you’ll be accountable for over a hundred soldiers and also be able to focus on your duties as  these soldiers  “mentor” when you have your children gallivanting and causing havoc? So my point is, the way the military is set up is the same as the views of the 1700′s about “Social Status” but in army terms “Ranking Status”