Society & Culture

Society Controlled

Society & Culture

Posted by: lesans

3rd Nov 2008 11:47pm

Are we truely controlled by society and what we rae bought up to believe is the right thing to do,or are our decissions based on what at the end of the day we say fits? This is a pondering question for me and some of my friends...Are we all doing what makes us happy or society rules and why?


Proteus
  • 24th Apr 2010 05:40pm

Hmm, no doubt society plays a big part in how we thnk, what we do, what's right and what's wrong etc., but again, so do our parents and their beliefs and also their upbringing. They pass on to us, what they were taught, and that include their hatred, phobias and the like. Having said that, I also think that the media has a great deal to do with how society is controlled as well. The media has a role to sell newspapers and to make you watch the gossip columns etc., and when it comes to everyday life, they tend to put across their own point of view and make in compelling to agree with them, mostly anyways. I still believe that it is up to each individual to make up his or her own mind on whatever matter concerns them, and if the majority disagree, well, don't we have the right to be differnet? I for one am very tired of the "political correctness" that is prevelant in todays society, eg., don't smack your children - I got a smack or two when I was younger for doing something wrong, and I certainly learnt from it. That's my opinion for what it's worth.


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