"sociology…is different for all because each must find a way to live in a world that threatens even while it provides. grace is never cheap. in the end, what remains is that we all have a stake in the world. like it or not, life is always life together. social living is the courage to accept what we cannot change in order to do what can be done about the rest"

Read the scenario. samira is a freshman basketball player who hopes to go to college on a basketball scholarship. she is offered the chance to play on her school’s varsity basketball team, which plays in tournaments during holiday breaks. samira usually spends her breaks working at the local hardware store. after careful consideration, samira decides to stay on the freshman basketball team and keep working over breaks.the fact that samira may miss out on a scholarship opportunity by staying on the freshman team illustrates-a cause.-minor consequences.-a trade off.-unexpected risk.