The Sociological Imagination

Is it possible to say that because I do ___________ then I will end up like ________? Does it work that way? Does that mean if I live in Vernon hills during the 21st century then I will turn out a certain way? Frankly I don't buy into it. I do think that your surroundings affect you in some way but I think it all affects people differently. Everybody has a unique collaboration of experiences to make up who they are and how they react to things. To say that where you live will determine how you will be is a very scary aspect to look at my life. It is almost like saying that I have no control over my life. It doesn't matter what I do or what I think, because I will end up like some statistical fact that clumps me together into an unique aggregate group of individuals who have had the same experiences. I guess some of the facts can't be denied like since I grew up in America as a Chinese I like American food and speak English. It's like we live in a world of subliminal messages that will constantly lead us us along a path that someone else or society has predetermined for us. That's really scary. But I wonder, if we are aware of the sociological imagination now, then can we react to it and try to veer away from statsitics and natural trends? Is it like the Matrix that one we see the truth we can never go back? Do I eat 3 square meals only because that's what I've been doing my entire life or is that really supposed to be the best for my body? Do I go to class because I want to learn or because I've been trained to everyday. Do I wake up early in the mornings on weekends because I used to watch Saturday Cartoons and thats just been trained into my instinct. Do I have any control over my actions or was everything already predetermined? Scaryy...