does it really impact us as a society?
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We are the story we tell.\nThe power of story always trumps the power of facts.\nNarrative (or storytelling) approaches to understanding human action have recently become more popular in several areas of psychology. Treating human thinking as instances of story elaboration offers numerous implications for many domains of psychological theory, research, and practice. For example, several instances of cultural diversity take on a different hue when viewed from a narrative perspective.
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society...simple answer
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Yes, because we are evolving into a globally concerned society, as opposed to an individually concerned one.
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Ronald Reagan did make a difference, as well as Pope John Paul II (he was into theatre). So I think that yes, you CAN make a difference in people's lives. :-)\n\nPublic speaking, documentaries, news broadcast (www.brightcove.com talks of Internet TV, interesting...), podcasting, etc.\n\nThere are so many channels through which you can reach people's eyes and ears. The main need, however, is for actors and leaders who can reach people's hearts.\n\nGood luck!
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Each society has their own value system. And to each of us it looks strange of the other society. That is where a very important word and belief comes in. It is called tolerence!
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I believe that malnutrition and overnutrition ARE health problems. Another impact that obesity may have on society is the absolute predjudice that people so casually express about overweight people...even in the workplace! How hurtful that is! It must make quite a negative effect on our society - which frankly is mostly made up of overweight people.
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I see the environmental issues as an example of how society has allowed technology and advancement, power and greed, to devalue us as a nation, a society, a community, and as individuals.  What happened to good ol values and pride.  Now a days nobody takes the time to even take pride in their own front yard, you just hire someone to do it.  Some people don't realize that the vegetables they buy at the store can actually be grown in their own back yard.  So, if a person doesn't even own a lawn mower, do you think they even care about the environmental issues and challenges we face as a nation today.  People are too busy looking our for themselves out for numero uno.  Remember the "e" in we comes before the "I" of me.  The answer to most of our problems we face as a nation begin with teaching people good values and beliefs, pride in a job well done, and to make decisions based on the knowledge that everything I do will affect someone else at some point and time like a domino affect.  As Mr. Spock put it the needs of the many outweigh the needs of one.  Now that is a good belief to have.  Maybe if more had some beliefs like that, this question would never have existed.
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No, music does not effect how we live.  It may affect how we live. but it doesn't effect anything.  Go back to your dictionary.
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No, it is human nature, perception and interpretation, many of us hear what we want to hear and interpret it to our advandtage/benefit.
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Yes many people have been affected by this. Hope this answer helps
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It's a grey question. Depends on the situation & perspective, it is a bane and a boon and sometimes a combination of both
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Yes I'm afraid that society as a whole is getting rudder in all cultures.  I find the more polite I am with people the better the response i get from them....so if this is the case then the polite people like you and i have the advantage.
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The media and marketing glorify it, as do movies, music, and the general entertainment industry. It is portrayed as the way to be wanted, glamorous, rich and happy. The downside is rarely shown. Society will have to change as a whole, including individual personalities, for this not to be 'in demand.' I agree with you.
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There are innumberable impacts. \nSOME ARE POSITIVE AND SOME NEGATIVE.\n\nOur education system, communication system, transposrtation, and many other social institutions have largly improved.\n\nMedia (print, elctronic) have changed working of our social groups particularly the NGOs.\n\nHuman values have been grately damadged. \n\nIndustrializtion has made the men short of time so relationships have becomes burden.\n\nElectronic media and IT have made the men indifferent from follow beings.\n\nFinancial institutions, particularly the leazing mechanary has made the men slave, indirectly to the financial loans.\n\nMen has lost cultural values of ethics.\n\nEveryday life has become fast, independent and easy but too busy and mechanical.\n\nHealth care has greatly increased and so life expectancy.
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I think society does, based upon how the word is used.
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who cares ? there are more other important things in our life.
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it's definitely a matter of individual responsibility.  what kind of world would this be if all the crimes were blamed on america's dysfunction?  it would be chaos 24/7 in america if people could blame their crimes on society.  but when it comes down to it, everything is a matter of individual responsibility.  ultimately, you make the choice to do what you do.  whether it's getting drunk, smoking a joint, beating up a gay person based on personal issues or killing someone because of God-only-knows what.  you make a decision to do what you do, society doesn't make you do anything.