SOCIOLOGICAL BIOGRAPHY

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Influence of Sociological Factors in My Life

Character or identity is the individual's psychological relationship to particular social class frameworks. Identifying oneself is one critical aspect of life. It involves sociological factors such as religion affiliation, ethnicity, or race, nationality, sexual orientation, sex, class status among others. It helps oneself to know what they are involved in, who they are with, and where they are in life. It is one's comparison with other groups of people regarding political, social, and economic power.

When I think about my identity, I focus on my physiology or biology or concentrate on outside markers. I think of my ideologies and how I perceive the world around me. Therefore, it means my identity is socially structured, and the way I was born is only a fraction of who I am. I identify myself because of my race because it has been the center point of my life. The race is used to determine one's identity by referring to physical distinctions such as physiognomy, the shape of the eye or skin color. I have gone through a lot because of my skin color, and here is my story.

Back in the 1980s, I was born. I grew up in a village before my family moved to a nearby town. When I was five, my father immigrated to Europe in such for green pastures. After five years, he came back home for a vacation, and by the time he was going back I pleaded with him to go along with me. My mission was simple; to go and play football in Europe because my dream was to become a professional football player. To cut the story short, my objective is to discuss how I faced racism as a young boy, and how it has influenced my life up today.

I attended school and loved playing football until a particular man, who is a staff of one of the prominent clubs in France, approached me and offered me a place in a football academy.

I remember several instances when I faced racist comments in school and even in streets. One of the defining instances of my life is when I was invited to play for some club in a league of the lower tier. I must have been 12or 13, and due to my age and naivety I could not recognize racism abuses and chants. It was until the following day when my dad came home with a football magazine with my image in front titled "Monkey Chanted Boy Scored a Winning Goal." I tried to ready the story by myself, and for sure I felt heartbroken. Imagine a crowd of 20,000 people chanting and booing towards you with racism signs. Another instance is when I scored a goal, and even my supporters booed at me and publicly said they cannot count that as a goal. Shockingly, I remember how even one of my teammates directed a monkey chant to me in the dressing room.

In conclusion, some sociological factors that define one's identity seem to be biased and discriminatory. They challenge principles that sustain hierarchical structures and confine one's lifetime chances and opportunities. The race is perceived as politically oppressive when it comes to identification. Despite the pity challenges associated with race and ethnicity, I can proudly identify myself basing on them because it has influenced my life profoundly.