Social position is a component that sociologists examine to determine how people function in their communities. Social location, however, irrevocably affects all of us. The jobs we hold, the amount of money we earn, our education level, our gender, our ethnicity, and our age all influence how we see the world and our community. One of the most important factors that influences how we see the world is our ethnicity. Growing up as a black person in the South, I formed a certain view of the Southern states and America as a whole. Even if I have the same social position as a white person – job, education, income, gender and age – our ethnicities will give us very different worldviews. Because I'm black, I'm more sensitive. However, I can identify with how the “class effect” affected my family. My family is considered “working class” as my father is our only source of income and his occupation is an inspector at a trucking company. This has shaped the way I view work and money; while my parents made sure all my needs were met, I have to work for non-essentials. I have not acquired a materialistic “money tree” view of life as we have never been fortunate enough to have money trees sprout in our backyard. This also taught me to be frugal. When I was younger, I awkwardly laughed at my mother every time she pulled out her coupon book. Yet now, every time she pulls out the coupons, I scrutinize her together, looking for a deal. Our frugality and our savvy ways of "putting your dollars to use" have transformed my childhood materialism into a comforting frugality that I can cultivate. Having been born as a girl into a religious Southern family, I was constantly bombarded with social stereotypes. It was expected that I would eventually become a wife and mother. I was expected to play with Barbie dolls, although my natural rebelliousness emerged around age seven and I dedicated a few years to being a "tomboy." The simple fact that I was a woman automatically brought with it rules and regulations. I had to dress a certain way if I didn't want to be raped, I had to never ask a guy out on a date, and I had to always be a "lady." While I still hold to many morals that were instilled in me, these gender constraining factors have shaped my perception of how we treat our children and what stereotypes we influence on them. Common stereotypes such as “all girls are weak” and “boys should never cry” are too often imposed on young children. Because I grew up with these stereotypes, whether influenced by family, friends, or the media, they raised my awareness of the unequal world we impose on our children at such an early age. While my gender has limited me in some areas of sports, career, and opinions, these limitations have taught me to aim higher and break every barrier possible. Social position defines us more often than we think. Although it can influence us positively or negatively, the age of technology has meant that we are exposed to different opinions so that we can form our own typology