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4 Weeks Ago
It would be nearly impossible for an individual to be separate from society. Society promotes socialization and conformity to it's norms. Individuals often become socialized through internalization and those that don't are usually deviants. Either way, however, it is usually because of society.
If you consider the Tabula Rosa theory which states that all people begin as blank slates, then we are all inevitably the results of our environmental factors.
If you consider the Looking Glass Theory, it states that we develop ourselves based on how we believe others perceive us. This also means that society decides a great deal about who we are.
All of this drives humans one way or the other. People are either socialized and conformed, or they are social deviants. No matter what you do, you will somehow be a part of some subculture. If the minority was not considered shunned in some way it would not actually be a minority. The minority tends to be just as discriminatory against the majority. The ideal situation would be some type of unity, but all humans are different psychologically so it is impossible to achieve complete unity. All that we see or seem, Is but a dream within a dream. -Edgar Allan Poe |