Title: Does Society Shape Who We Are? | Teen Ink
Headings: Does Society Shape Who We Are?
Does Society Shape Who We Are?
Content: Unless we completely isolate ourselves and have no contact with the rest of the world, it is then that we live each day as the original us. We would live with our own opinions and our own perspectives. However, that is not how life works and each day our opinions and views on certain topics are constantly being changed because we let society shape it for us. Social construct is crucial to understand, for it is what makes each of us who we are today. For example, if you see a male and female, who are not related to each, hug or hold hands, you might immediately conclude that they are dating when in reality they are actually best friends. But just because they do what society expects couples to do, they are immediately judged. This is how society changes us to believe that certain actions draw certain conclusions. Overall, I have come to understand that the person I am today is different that who I would be if society didn’t influence my opinions and views on ideas and concepts. Society shapes us through our gender, it dictates what jobs would be suitable for us, what we should wear, how we should look, who we are to socialise with and what is acceptable or not. Society shapes us into how they want their citizens to be and how they want gender roles to be played out.