The data I collected showed that my network is mostly a homophily which I believe is due to my upbringing. I figure skated as a kid, but I loved hockey as well, yet I believe because of the way my parents were raised, both with quite traditional views (and mothers who fit stereotypical molds) they didn’t consider putting me in hockey because I am a girl and both of my brothers were put in to hockey. However as much as this is a personal trouble, it is just as much a public issue, because hockey was deemed “too rough” for girls and therefore steered parents away from signing them up. Segregating us girls and boys at a young age like my parents were, which is what C. Wright Mills’ sociological imagination said about how history affects our biographies. That can contribute to the fact that other than my 3 family members I only have 2 male friends who I am close with, which stems from the ideology of our childhood that girls and boys are different. However, I did enjoy figure skating because that’s where I made the majority of my close friends, and the rest I made in the French immersion program at school. But this too was predetermined for me, as both my parents got post-secondary education and wanted to put their kids in a more challenging and engaging program to encourage us to pursuit post-secondary studies as well, plus they could afford to live close to this school as well as send me to skating lessons. The reason why I made friends who are so similar to me is because we lived in a middle class area close to good schools and ice rinks. Along with the idea that my parents pushed us to pursue university, growing up with kids in the same situation led to a competitive environment that pushed me and my friend group to strive for the best. I personally aspired to push beyond what my parents had achieved, as my dad went to college and my mom went to UVIC. Now UVIC is not an unimpressive school, but UBC is just a higher personal achievement, and I would be the first one of my family to attain such an achievement. The idea of where my parents went to school, and how their parents did not attained school and where my brothers and cousins may end up made me aspire to achieve higher personal goals. And my friend group desired similar things because we all came from similar upbringings with financial stability that allowed us to focus on experiences and learning. During my time here at UBC I have found that because my friends had similar aspirations and that many are here with me, our relationships have only grown stronger and I haven’t needed to make new friends here at UBC. Compared to my discussion group, those who grew up in Vancouver have found the same thing, since they are local and have friends who are quite similar to them they haven’t made very many new friends from university. Whereas the people in my discussion group who aren’t from Vancouver have found that most of their friends are from UBC due to the fact that they didn’t come here with many contacts or come from very different backgrounds from myself. Therefore, my network is compiled of people who resemble to me, partly due to my parents raising me how they did, yet compared to others with a related background it’s a similar story.