'Don't you trust anybody?'

In class this week, we watched a movie called A Bronx Tale. Based on a true story, this movie was exciting to watch and it kept me on my feet. The main character Calogero belonged to an Italian family that lived in a Italian neighborhood. Their neighborhood was socially constructed and each citizen who lived there had followed a set of unwritten rules. Although, many were 90% racist toward all African Americans,  they all followed each other whether it was name calling, harassing, and even physically abusing them. If one Italian was involved, the rest of the neighborhood would also get involved. It was their way of living, they seemed to believe that their neighbors and friends were considered family. Which lead to protecting your own kind and sticking up for your 'family.' Another unwritten rule was, being respectful towards Sonny and his crew. Nobody dared to mess with Sonny because of his reputation, they knew what Sonny was capable of. Some of the socially constructed ideas I believe in would be respecting your peers, being loyal to my family, and being trustworthy with my friends. There the basic ideas of my life and it's very common for others as well. Each individual has their own set of socially constructed ideas separate from others and that's why everyone is unique.