All Human Actions Are Grafted By Culture
Culture, the beliefs, behaviour, language, and entire way of life of a particular group of people at a particular time. Culture influences many people. It is the "trend-setter", a system which will absorb you, sway you in any direction it may want. The system that I'm talking about is the majority of people, who are more likely have the power to "trend-set".
I would like to give an example about the youth culture. Youth Culture, in sociology, the collective cultural practices of groups of young people, such practices setting these groups apart from the dominant or "mainstream" society. Youth cultural groups are often to be distinguished through distinctive forms of dress style and shared musical tastes, and are typically found in westernized, consumer-based cultures (although more recent research has identified examples of youth cultures in developing countries).
Youth cultures are often said to be the product of the post-World War II consumer boom, when increasing affluence combined with technological breakthroughs and enhanced mass production techniques created the necessary socio-economic conditions for the birth of a youth market. It's like, in my opinion, with all the technology uprising in our world today, globalization, and such, became a major factor in influencing many countries including its social behavior.
I remember my teacher told me a fascinating story about an experiment conducted by a psychologist named Muzafer Sherif. He began this by using the autokinetic effect, a perceptual illusion produced by a fixed point of light in a darkened room, which would appear to wander or move as a "will-o'-the-wisp" phenomenon. This work attempted to show that, when asked to judge the extent of movement, individuals are clearly, though seldom consciously, influenced by the judgements of others.
In this world that we're living in, when people are likely to be absorbed by the system (culture)...
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