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My name is Maddy and I am Sociology major. I see two distinct cultures in my life with school and being an athlete at UCLA. Although we are student-athletes and are supposed to bridge this gap it is often difficult to do in practice, mostly because the administration for the two different “worlds” are not in close contact. In both articles the authors have a similar viewpoint. Although they see art and science as two separate entities, they notice the progressions that the subjects have taken to get to this point. According to the article written by Vesna, she relates the gap between the rich and poor as a result of the separation of the two fields of art and science, as Snow agrees that we need to break this cycle to help reduce the socioeconomic status gap. 
                         

 Although this gap isn’t something that I notice on a daily basis, at school we notice many effects of the distinction between these groups. The most apparent one is the separation of the sides of campus, which is turn leads to stereotypes being put in place. It is a common thought that the South Campus majors are more driven and intelligent students leaving the North Campus majors to feel stigmatized. 

These articles didn’t exactly change my perspective, but just formed a more holistic perspective where I can better understand the values and psychological approaches these groups hold. I believe that gaining any type of knowledge that can help formulate a better-educated perspective, and when dealing with two polar opposite categories like this more education is crucial. In order to bridge any situation where two contrasting fields are involved it is important to understand as many facts as possible. I relate this to the politics and people who are extremely conservative or extremely liberal. If these groups never listen to the other group nothing would ever get solved in the government, so even though they have different values and drastically different views they can bridge the gap to make decisions.

Kuang, Cliff. “Infographic Of The Day: Liberals And Conservatives Raise Kids Differently.” Co.Design, Co.Design, 25 July 2011, www.fastcodesign.com/1664565/infographic-of-the-day-liberals-and-conservatives-raise-kids-differently.
Popova, Maria. “Schopenhauer on the Essential Difference Between How Art and Science Reveal the World.” Brain Pickings, 5 Aug. 2016, www.brainpickings.org/2016/08/05/schopenhauer-art-science/.
 Snow, C. P. “Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution.” Reading. 1959. New York: Cambridge UP, 1961. Print.
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Vesna, Victoria. “Toward a Third Culture: Being in Between.”Leonardo(2001): 121-25. Web.


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  1. UnknownApril 9, 2018 at 11:26 AM

    I like what you said about how South Campus majors are viewed as more driven and intelligent due to the importance and prestige associated with their disciplines. North Campus majors are left to feel inferior and are valued less, which I relate to on a daily basis.

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  2. Lia FosterApril 10, 2018 at 11:24 AM

    I thought your application of the concept of the articles to your own life and the world around you was thoughtful and relatable to my own life. Your blog post made me realize that the two different perspectives/cultures can be applied to many areas of my life. At the end you make a good point that the two sides do have their own ideas but in order to function properly and effectively, there needs to be more communication which I think is a good lesson to learn.

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