The presence of others affects our behaviors through influence. Peer pressure being the best example of this. Through peer pressure our peers influence us by encouraging use to change our attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs in order for us to conform to the group norm. A person who is influenced by peer pressure may not want to actually be a part of the groups or associate with them and as such change their behavior accordingly to the group behavior when around that group. A person may change his or her attitudes and behaviors when around social groups in order to feel accepted even if they don’t particularly believe in the group behaviors.
Prevalence of obesity for children ages 2 to 5 years – doubled. This surprised me because I did not even know you could be obese at the age of 2. Almost 40% of Black and Latino youth ages 2 to 19 are overweight or obese compared with only 29% of White youth. This surprised me because I thought there would be less of a gap between the races. 2.
Conformity within a group entails members changing their attitudes and beliefs in order to match those of others within the group. Those that conform tend to be obedient and compliant. In order to conform, the group member must attribute someone as having the legitimacy and credibility to lead or influence the group's behaviour. Without this "leader", conformity toward the group's goals will be less prevalent. If a member of the group fails to conform to the groups needs, he/she would lose credibility with the rest of the group.
Why do people conform? Explanations(theories of conformity) There are two type of social influence. One of it is normative social influence, it is based on our desire to be liked. We conform because we want to be appear ‘normal’ and we think that others will approve of and accept us. Going against the majority might lead to exclusion or rejection from the group.
One of the roles is self-concept and the other is stress buffer. These two roles determine how social support aid in the time of crisis. The next section in the article was role of religion in coping. This section of the article gives the reader a better understanding of how religion helps a person to cope in crisis. One thing really important in this section is the “vulnerability factor.” It names almost defines itself.
Religion for a functionalist would be viewed as more of a reinforcement for the values that society holds. One thing almost all religions have in common is the lesson of being “good”, to treat others how you would want to be treated. It also gives people something to turn to when they feel lost, or something to blame when life is not going the way the would like. Religion holds people together in many ways, offering stability to society. Religion does, however hold both manifest and latent functions.
It is hazardous for our society and it is hazardous for your happiness. It is only in learning to think for yourself that will lead you to true happiness. What is conformity? People’s attitudes and beliefs become influenced by other people as part of the process of conformity. It can take many forms, either something that happens quite openly like peer pressure or it can be a more subtle influence that takes place over a number of years.
Functionalists believe that the family teaches particularistic norms, which are specific household rules (e.g. praying at a certain time) and a part of primary socialisation. This is definitely a function preformed by the family but may not be a universal function as some families may not have household rules. Despite this, functionalists also believe that there are univolistic roles which apply to everyone and are not performed by the family but are performed by other institutions like politics and the media. This could be argued as a loss of a function of the family to other institutions of the family.
These groups are important in an individual's life. Groups such as family, church family, group of friends, and ties with a school. Travis Hirschi emphasized the importance of an individual being attached to one or more of these groups. He theorizes that an individual will deviate from delinquent behavior because their “family groups” look down upon such behavior. That would go against the fundamental human principle to want to be accepted and liked.
Other people chose to smoke because the people around them smoke, and the people whom are exposed to this behavior tend to follow the trends. Many people try to stay away from others that smoke for many reasons. First, is the fact that smoke makes your clothes smell and hands smell, and many other things on your body seem to smell after a smoking. Non- smokers have an issue with the people that smoke. Personally, I believe that people who smoke have every right to do what they want; just like the people who decide not to smoke.