Sociology — -9699- Notes

Which one was real? Both. Neither. The media (Instagram) had created a simulacrum —a copy of a family that never actually existed. In a postmodern world, the image had replaced the reality. Her sister’s followers believed in the "perfect family" more than Maya believed in her own memory.

Her notes were a mess. Page 47 was the worst. She had scribbled in the margin: “Marxists = bad? Functionalism = happy? Feminism = angry? CONFLICT?” sociology -9699- notes

“That’s the bourgeoisie exploiting the proletariat,” Maya whispered. Her grandfather held the means of production (the carving knife, the biggest plate, the head of the table). The family wasn't a stable body—it was a battlefield for scarce resources (respect, food, attention). The ideology of "happy family dinner" was just a myth to make Uncle Joe accept his dry, small piece of meat. Which one was real

Maya felt a hot flash of anger. Thank Dad? Who packed her lunch for ten years? Who drove her to piano lessons in the rain? Who was currently washing the dishes from that Christmas dinner while everyone else watched football? The media (Instagram) had created a simulacrum —a