Yo! This is Caake. For this lab, Caake decided that we were going to live like hobos. We decided to do this to show how hobos live and use their social capitol to survive on the streets. For four days we wore the same clothes, did not shower, only used bathrooms in public places, only bought food with the money from our pockets(as that is what a hobo would have to do, seeing how they do not have a school meal plan). We saw that it REALLY affected our social capitol. People outside of Caake seemed to not want to talk to us, eat with us, or even be around us. It could have been the fact that we smelled, or that we were wearing the same clothes, or that we looked grimey and disgusting. Just a thought. We have posted some pictures of us during our time as hobos, hope you enjoy them.
I really thought that this lab was very creative and a smart thing to do.. It would be really hard for me to not shower and to smell really bad. when you all talked about how no one really wanted to talk to you cause you smelled i thought it was really funny but it is sort of bad for social capital if no one will talk to you. But it was kind of cool that all of you got that experience of what it was like to be not as fortunate as other people. Homeless people always seem really alone and almost threatening because you think that they are faking it or that they have done something bad because they dont have money or a home but they are just trying their best to survive.
ReplyDeleteI really wish i could have been there when your group acted like hobos because it seemed very beneficial.
Written By: Mary Clements from the 1120 class
I think that this lab was really creative and probably took a lot of effort to do. I think that this lab probably gave you a close feel to what it would be like to be homeless. It was also probably really hard to have people not talk to you or say that you stink. GOOD JOB!!!! Y'alls choice was very creative and a smart idea!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDawn 11:20
ReplyDeleteI think this was a really original idea. I think its interesting how people wouldn't talk to you jsut because you looked like hobos.