what is social conditioning? How does our culture condition us?
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Social conditioning = A new word for Brainwashing.
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It's being yourself. Within that each person is unique. We don't comform to the likes and behaviors of others. We are our own person. \n\nHave fun!
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well society has defined the "norms" ..that is the behaviour accepted by the general public within that society, this can differ depending on which part of the world/country you are in at the moment-different things are accepted in different areas, as normal. On a personal level "normal" behaviour can be defined as that which does not cause alarm, offence or danger to any other person. Although of course individuals may be alarmed, shocked or distressed by many many things, so it is a difficult question to answer. I once saw in a public bathroom, scrawled on the wall..." Do not adjust your attitude, its reality that needs a shake!!" lol
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You're getting into some pretty deep issues here. \n\nFirst off, people who need to justify and affirm their own value need to lower the value of others by doing what you're talking about.  This gets into some pretty deep biology and psychology.  Since humans are social animals there is always a social heirarchy.  When someone is at the bottom or middle and wants to move up, this is one of the ways they can feel a little movement.  Immature people will also do this in retaliation to an attack on them by another immature person.  It just turns out to be a self licking ice cream cone.  \n\nI used to think that I had to respond to everything in my honor.  Now, by letting things roll off my back and exercising my personal boundaries, I live a life with a lot less stress or anxiety.  Life is great!
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The answer is based in ones cultural boundaries, societal values, behavioral (learned) expectations, and socio-economical in nature.\n\nSo complex.  \n\nCommon denominator:  Each society dictates what is acceptable.  Most behaviorists would answer your question by saying that we are conditioned to a response.  The good news is that faulty thinking can be unlearned, as well as learned stereotypical responses.
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Not really. The reality is that in every society there is a clique (the gods) that rule us. They are in control. Admission to that clique is highly restricted. They make the rules and we just follow on pain of punishment.
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unfortunitly we live in a society where people judge before they get to know anything about a person. Depending on your looks you might get stared at,.. I know the feeling,.. i am Latin,.. thus i have a certain look that makes me seem tough,.. i am the nicest person you can come accross,but because of that i come accross to people as someone with an attitude... I have learned to just brush it off,.. although when people always assume you have an attitude its hard to just brush it off,.. \n\ni dont know what to tell you,.. all i can say is that i know how you are feeling,.. just ignore it,..
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Just a guess, but for most of us, social skills slip a bit at night and we are less concerned with the impact we have on others because we are tired. Social skills are more learned than some other skills that require our emotions and things we have learned are available because we practice them, not because they are innate. When we are fatigued our opinion of ourself and others slips a bit and so does our control of our behavior.
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It is how we interact with other people. Our communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal. Whether we can engage well with people and build rapport.
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I  think we are as civilised as the nearest monkey or gorilla!!! We are rude & ungrateful & find one opportunity to look down on others... We havent civilised... we have degraded beyond repair...
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those aren't learned behaviors for the most part so we are just programmed that way.\n\nthe reason we do these actions are to express the way we feel on the inside to others.
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It's all part of the human condition. So let us go forth and be ourselves and treat everyone as we want to be treated. A little respect goes a long way to advance our culture.
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We are- the way we're taught. So if a particular Society deems it "appropriate" to bring up its children in a certain way- then THAT'S the way they'll tend to turn out. Check out the value system of any given Culture- & you'll have a pretty good idea of what those people will tend to be like. As for whether they'll ever change...- don't count on it. Change is experienced, -it can't be "taught"..
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not every ones personality clicks. however, we don't have to please everybody because we cant! however, it is good to be sosociable with all people! a simple hello, a smile. or a thank you if we are in a store . so if people act differently its them not you or i.  we all should try to get along as far as we can. if we cant then move on. history, culture, whatever the case may be we all should have a conscience!! we all know right from wrong and good and bad. god made us that way!!! so if people act differently its not you or i its them! i hope you see my  point on this matter. and yes every culture has their own beliefs .  and their own ways.that does not mean they have to be rude or unsocialable  people talk different languages. so we all don't talk different languages however its good to take a foreign language. it can be very use full. i took french, and Spanish. that way i can talk to other people and make friends. like i said some are sociable some are not. i just move on. shake the dust off my feet. its their loss. maybe our gain. thank you Kat
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I see you haven't gotten any answers on this.  I am not totally sure what you are asking, but I think it might be a good question.  \n\nYou need to define social role.\n\nAre you referring to social values?  Like it used to be rude to wear your hat at the dinner table and now everyone does it, or that once upon a time people opened the door for a lady or held the door for an older person?\n\nOr are you talking more about the moral influences on society that differ by generation?\n\nThe only thing I can get from "social roles" would be maybe referring to stereotypes.  By age to you mean our view of the characteristics of a certain "social role" or do you mean that people of different ages play different social roles?\n\nYou can make this a cool question if you can explain yourself a little better.
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Well, think about it this way. \n\nIf somebody holds their head down and they're gazing at the ground, what's the first impression that you get? Probably a pretty dull and unhappy one, no matter how they look.\n\nNow, imagine you meet somebody who makes immediate eye contact with a smile on his face, and he stretches his hand out to you while politely saying, "Hi, I'm John".\n\nThe way we say things and the way we look at people / greet people is the main idea that's going to stick in their head. As a matter of fact, nobody's going to worry about what you look like, they're just going to care about how you approach people and the confidence you have. So really, nobody's 'doomed' to any particular degree of being 'hot' or 'not'... It's all in your attitude that reflects.
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All human beings get pushed around and put down, and suffer from\nlow self-esteem. Everyone you meet will try to make you feel like there\nis something wrong with "you". Because they ain't right!\nThis is the beginning of wisdom!\nHow will we handle that? Act just like them? Or mature?