Social Influences

One of my many goals in life, since I was younger, was to major in a profession where I can change the world and make it a better place. I want to help people and positively impact their lives. This is when I decided to major in occupational therapy and focus the profession towards youth. Hopefully, I will  be able to

Sociology is the study of how social forces influence individuals living within a society. Any society is made of norms, values and beliefs that have the effect of constraining individuals’ thoughts and behaviors. Through understanding and sociological imagination, individuals can remove or at least lessen the social forces’ impacts that are causing the constraints.

     In today's world, society creates an impact on human life. More of an impact can be seen among family and peers. They can

In social psychology, social influence is a process where someone’s beliefs, thoughts and behaviour change by being exposed to beliefs, thoughts and opinions of others. It manifests in several forms, such as obedience, compliance and conformity. All these types of social influence have been studied by numerous researchers who investigated the reasons why people conform to social norms and obey to authorities, such as Milgram’s classic studies on obedience. His experiments support the popular idea of ‘banality of evil’ –Hannah Arendt (1963)’s famous phrase referring to the capability to accomplish dreadful things out of banal reasons–, revealing that people conform submissively and thoughtlessly to the orders that authorities deliver, no

Society is often a big influence whether it be the way you act, the way you dress, or even what you think about. A comment to

In addition, moving on into new learning adversities will also open new doorways in the world of competitiveness, and also will challenge me to get to another stage of my life. Looking for new areas of personal development being backed up by a title and away from getting some extra digits in my paycheck will help me to strengthen my values and criteria toward this challenging world. Also, one objective I have set is to be a teacher. Recently, I discovered that sharing my knowledge is something I would love to do once I am a realized person. That would be a pleasant way to share something to this society.

Education and money are the top two social determinants in the United States (Burke, 2014). In Poland, regarding tobacco use, culture, post communism reaction, etc., are the social determinants (WHO, 2017). When there is scarcity of resources, and low levels of education and money, quite often the response is to react in ways that are harmful to one’s health. For example, if one should lose their job, and low education and income are present, as well as scarcity of resources, such as a support system or even hope that another job will come along, then an individual might smoke and drink more, not pay attention to their diet, and exercise less. According to Burke (2014), the event of poverty burdens the brain, such that rational decisions are less likely to be made. Hence, more tobacco use, and even the purchasing of lottery tickets. Another example of this, is the upward

The demographics factors associated with UI for example age and gender and race Urinary incontinence is a recurrent and annoying symptom that can happen at any age, but is in particular common in elderly women (Ghodsbin , Kargar , Jahanbin , et al, 2012). Studies that have included both genders always demonstrate that the prevalence of UI is higher in women than in men by an around 2:1 ratio ( Markland, Goode, Redden, et al, 2010). A study in Los Anglos(2009) found that, the prevalence of UI was high among Hispanic women, followed by African American, white, and Asian American women 96.4%,27%, 15%, 11% in that order (yazdany, Wong, Bhatia, 2011).

Informational Influence and Normative Influence are both categorized under conformity in sociology. Informational is basically when we conform to others behavior because we believe it provides information about reality. It is often when we care about getting the right answer and trying to be rational. It also deals with the "Maybe they know something I don't know" phenomenon. An example, could be choosing to eat at a busier restaurant opposed to the empty one, or imitating the locals when outside your country. In contrast, Normative Influence is when we conform to others behavior because they expect us to. This is when we believe conforming may have positive consequences, such as approval or the enhancement of our reputation, or when we believe not conforming may have negative consequences, such as disapproval or punishment. An example of Normative Influence is laughing at a joke you don't get, or agreeing with an opinion you believe in others.

The world has many different influences that affect the way we grow, think, and act. It is interesting how some people from the same background and upbringing can become completely different people simply by the people they associate with. Psychologically association can be one of the best or worst things that can happen to someone. Depending on the type of association can determine which road you go down in life. Choices like this start at a very young age, such as grade school to high school.

As described in the book, Situational Influences are things unique to a time or place that can affect consumer’s decision making and the value received from consumption. So take for example a person walking down a festival and some food stands are nearby selling their delicacies, normally an individual would want to try it out at that time and place compared to when the same person is walking down a city street and sees the same stand. The value of the festival is given to the products there and makes it more valuable and appetizing for consumers.

I am personally interested in the influence of society because whether we realize it or not society influences a lot of our personal choices as well as our personal choices influence society’s choices. Many people don’t realize how much society actually influences us whether it’s in an implicit or explicit manner.

When asked who was the most influential person in my life without any hesitation I knew it was my father. My father has impacted my life greatly and has helped me become the person I am today. He has helped me in many ways; he pushes me to be the best, he is always there for me, and he possesses good qualities that I try to obtain.

“Social influence is the process by which the actions of an individual or group affect the behavior of others” (Feldman 495). These influences are strongly experienced by members in the group. Every group is unique and is mostly guided by a particular norm and behavior. An individual in a group passively or actively allows himself to be influenced by the group just to have a sense of belongingness. In the bid to prevent being excluded or rejected from a group, some individuals overtly adhere to the norms of the group. “Thus, people conform to meet the expectations of the group” (Feldman 495).

In life you have many people who influence you. Some aare good influences and some are bad influences. Although, the one person who influenced my life most would have to be my father. My father sacrificed alot in his lifetime to make his children's lives better. I adore my father he is a strong confident man and loves his family unconditionally. I have become the person I am today because of my father.