Objects in class

During the first week of Sociology, we were given a task to complete a worksheet to analyze a certain object of our choice. We needed to describe the object, discuss how it relates to social life, how is it used globally, does it affect life on earth significantly, how has the object come about, and how has the object changed over time, as well as how will it be like in the future. We basically needed to find out how it relates to us and its impact to society. My group chose to analyze a jester-like, snow plow hat. We concluded that it came into existence a long, long time ago when people needed warmth on their heads during winter. It is also derived from the renaissance style of the court jester’s headwear; who knows, maybe the jester-like style will come back in fashion. It could be jester-like for the sole purpose of the wearer getting people to laugh! It seems highly unlikely for anyone to be offended at seeing such a hat. Like in the picture above, the dog doesn't seem to be at all offended or annoyed with the hat. Then again, the hat is being worn by a dog (rather than a human, but humans love to dress up animals for some reason...) and the hat could be photoshopped on a picture of a dog, but sociologically, it works!