Cultural Influences On Social Psychology

Social psychology focuses on what makes us who we are. Studies how each individual person develops their own set of feelings, behaviors, and thoughts. Understanding how people use these unique characteristics in everyday life social situations. Social psychologists try study out explain the social behavior of the human mind. In today’s time we have many social inputs on our minds. There are social influences everywhere social networking such has: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other internet sites. Television pushes masses amount of culture and social sway society. According to Daily News.com we spend 34 hours weekly on television and 24hours month on social sites. Knowing that we must know that social psychology has changed and impacted greatly by social networking than ever before. Culture and social media have changed social psychology. Throughout our life we become a part of groups, fraction, political parties and roles. We chase for titles such as doctors, lawyers, teachers, professors, athletics and
Has a man with my friends we may look at a girl and build stereotype opinions. Such has if she is a blonde then she probably is stupid. Or if she is dressed in provocative clothes then she is slutty or easy to get in bed. Be the same people would say about religions groups. For example Mormons can’t have any fun in life; Christians are hypocrites; or Buddhist followers all become fat. These are stereotypes but also are prejudice and discriminate towards those groups. “Attractive children and adults are judged and treated more positively than their unattractive peers.” (Page 294) these quote from the book is also connected to culture and how media has made people feel this way. Putting on make-up, losing weight, getting surgery, looking like celebrity and everything you can do to change your appearance to look “attractive”. What determines attractive has been tainted and change because of social