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Old 10-20-2007, 03:19 PM

just a thought i pondered last night.
our beliefs, besides religion.
not sure if this will make sense, but how much does what society think influence what we believe?
like, cursing for example. in your own opinion, do you think it's "just a word" or vulgar?
really, i dont care if someone curses or not but too much just sounds like you have very limited vocabulary and tacky
same sex relationship/marriage. is it really harming anyone?
there are plenty of examples. but the question is, just because society says its wrong, we dont do it?
not saying that no one has their own mind but to personally believe in what you feel is right, i feel is sometimes influenced by common beliefs

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Old 10-20-2007, 04:20 PM

In my opinion, society and culture play a gigantic part in influencing your behaviour, mindset and beliefs. Nobody can escape the effects of society, for good or ill.
Morality is definitely influenced hugely by society. People do have views at odds to the majority, but they won't usually have developed them all by themselves - other people will have influenced them. It could be argued that there's right or wrong above and beyond what culture says, or that there isn't and it's all arbitrary, but in general, one's ethics are usually hugely determined by the society in which you were brought up.

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Old 10-20-2007, 04:40 PM

I'm currently taking a Sociology class at my high school, and it's one of my favorite subjects. So my answer to you is.. society has everything to do with our beliefs, mindset, and behavior.

This is just too vague a subject to give specific answers for :] Just wait and take sociology some time. You'll understand.

I'll give a few examples anyway:
Most of us eat food with the proper utensils because society tells us that it's polite.
Most of us go to school and attempt to go to college because society tells us that through hard work and determination we will succeed.
Most of us work because society frowns upon you if you don't work when you don't have a physical or mental disability and can do so.

Society dictates just about everything :] But what you have to realize is that society is everyone, including you. There's not some panel of judges telling us what we should and shouldn't do.

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Old 10-20-2007, 05:36 PM

i definitely see what you both are saying.
just some issues i just dont see why its such a problem.

@nathuram: i took sociology as well but we definitely didnt discuss this type of thing. but it was only a for 1 semester so maybe we couldnt get into that yet :3

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Old 10-21-2007, 02:36 AM

i think that people surrounding play a huge role when it comes to your believes. example : my friend family believes that the children are not allow to leave the house even if they are 30 with out having their parent premission. they must also do what their parents tell them to do . so if her mom does not want her to go to school she will not if she wants her to work at their shop instead she does. this is how she was brought up and how her sister are and so she does not see anything wrong with it. to me i see alot of things wrong since she has to give her paycheck to her mom and she gets an allowance. you see my point she was just brought up that way and her mom was to buy her mom. another thing would be your religion most people learn about a religion by thier parent or their friend. they dont investigate the religion but because someone they know says it a good religion they join. i cant really explain what i am trying to say but i think you some idea of what i am trying to say.

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Old 10-21-2007, 04:05 AM

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i think that people surrounding play a huge role when it comes to your believes. example : my friend family believes that the children are not allow to leave the house even if they are 30 with out having their parent premission. they must also do what their parents tell them to do . so if her mom does not want her to go to school she will not if she wants her to work at their shop instead she does. this is how she was brought up and how her sister are and so she does not see anything wrong with it. to me i see alot of things wrong since she has to give her paycheck to her mom and she gets an allowance. you see my point she was just brought up that way and her mom was to buy her mom. another thing would be your religion most people learn about a religion by thier parent or their friend. they dont investigate the religion but because someone they know says it a good religion they join. i cant really explain what i am trying to say but i think you some idea of what i am trying to say.
yep. i see what you're trying to say. and i think you explained a bit better than i did of the point i was trying to make lol.
i understand that yes, society as a whole, will affect you and the way you're raised.
but like you said about religion (even though i was afraid to touch on that subject) some dont investigate it. or try to be like "ok, why should i live like that? would i truly be happy?" i'm not saying you should do wild n crazy stuff but why would you have to be so sheltered?
my friend who was 17 at the time, never had a sleepover in her life. couldn't even go across the street without a walkie talkie. her parents had her on lockdown all because of their beliefs.

and then of course, there's the bandwagon effect...
i dont even want to get started on that :3
but the topic is a lot broader than what i tried to explain. i just dont know how to explain it

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Old 10-24-2007, 05:06 PM

Much of a persons personality comes from how they are raised. It's nature and nurture that helps make up a part of someones personality. Since birth most of us are raised in a fashion to respect society's wishes and try not to stand out so much that we cannot get a job.

Popular opinion is what influences society's acceptance of certain things. And you have to consider that when someone grows up and has a family, sometimes it doesn't matter what they think and whether they should stand up for their reasons...protecting your family and trying to do what is best for them is your main priority.

And it doesn't really matter whether or not you agree with it, because a lot of what we do, especially at a younger age, is because we were raised to do it, and often comply as a sign of respect. I don't curse around my grandparents because they don't like it, and i respect them. It can get annoying, but in order to be wise, you must pick and choose your battles for an outcome that best benefits you

 


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