Social pressure occurs when certain patterns relating to the way they are, behave or express their thoughts are imposed on individuals belonging to a given society. These are norms, patterns, and attitudes that result from the habits, trends, or prevailing fashion that prevail in society
Social pressure occurs when certain patterns relating to the way they are, behave or express their thoughts are imposed on individuals belonging to a given society. These are norms, patterns, and attitudes that result from the habits, trends, or prevailing fashion that prevail in a given society. Each society creates social pressure. Individual response to social pressure depends on the mental state of the individual. Some are more susceptible to social pressure, others less. People who freely succumb to all kinds of influences from other people are called conformists.
On the one hand, social pressure draws its power from the individual's fear of rejection, failure, or punishment. People generally fear rejection, so they are afraid to be different from what they anticipate and allow social norms. As a result of succumbing to social pressure, conformism prevails, and thus the society is unifying. We become very much alike in the way we are, think and express our emotions. Since our behavior conforms to a socially accepted pattern, it is becoming easier and easier to predict how we will behave in a particular situation. It is easier in such a situation to artificially create various kinds of social pressure.
Social pressure can come from many different sources and forms. The sources of the most direct social pressure can be school, work, family, neighbors, friends, or distant acquaintances. A concrete example of direct social pressure may be the expectations that his immediate family or his best friends have of a given person. Another example of quite direct social pressure may be the expectations that the workplace has towards a given employee. A less direct form of social pressure, but just as effective, is the pressure exerted by social media, led by television and radio. Not only do advertisements that appear on the radio or television have a breathtaking power to exert social pressure, but also what the presenters or famous actors say in the media, how they express themselves on given topics, and how they dress. All of this has a huge impact on our minds in general. Our opinion of ourselves is mostly shaped in relation to what we see and hear on social media. The press, the Internet, and the rumors circulating have enormous power to exert pressure. On top of all this, there is the fact that numerous sources of social pressure increase each other. Social pressure from various sources is stunningly powerful. Stunning because it literally stuns us!
As a result of constant social pressure, in extreme cases, a person loses the ability to make any reasonable decisions, not to mention the ability to think constructively. Individual decisions are usually derived from enormous social pressure, and in extreme situations, this may have devastating consequences for the social entity that is the man. Mass media shapes many disastrous beliefs in people's minds. We buy this and that very often because the advertisements tell us to do so. It happens that by watching the content in the mass media, we grow into a holy conviction that everything we see there is really necessary for our life and can give us great happiness. It is not even about the advertisements themselves, but also about the social attitudes that are very subtly displayed on the radio, television, and the Internet, and in which we deeply believe. Based on this content, we create our reality. Most people think mass media is infallible, and there is no time to think about it anyway. The answer and excuse for almost anything that requires constructive thinking is a constant lack of time. Why is it that people generally do not have time to think about what they are doing and is everything they see in the media and want to have themselves really necessary, even necessary for life? Usually, before making an important decision, it would be enough to calm down for a moment, pause and calmly rethink everything. But, it looks like there is no time for that. Unfortunately, it is as it is, because, under the influence of social pressure, people generally believe that they have to work hard to earn a living, so mostly all their thoughts are focused on work and career. Time is a pity for everything, just not a pity for work. The greatest fear of a modern young person is related to the loss of a job or the inability to find a well-paid job in the near future.
Any other meditation becomes unnecessary today and it is a waste of time. Today, all media speak of unemployment and problems in the labor market. The social pressure, in this case, is enormous and its consequences are drastic. Everything today revolves around work, earnings, and personal finances. Family and friends are in the background, even though we pretend otherwise. It is also social pressure. On the other hand, it is true that people have to work hard if they are going to pay back the loans they take to buy what they want at any cost. This is one of the many pitfalls posed by the social pressures that are placed on us today. Friends have such and such a car, such and such a refrigerator, a house, and a beautiful garden and they are so happy! In advertisements, banks urge people to take out friendly loans, which are often offered "for free". The family generally supports and adds to the pressure that hangs over us. As a result, we see no way out - if our friends can afford it, we can do it too - and we take out a loan that we have to pay back for many, many years. Work enables us not only to pay off our loans but also gives us a certain social status, which is also a product of social pressure from family and friends, because "What would they think if I became a garbage collector or unemployed?". We are afraid of losing our job. We live in constant tension and fear. Fear covers our whole life. As a consequence, we end up with overwork and the desire for continuous professional promotion. We don't even have time to take care of the children who often come into our lives as a result of pressure from family and close friends. We do not get along with anything in terms of time and mentality. We even have to work on weekends. We don't have time to eat properly, so we eat whatever we want, succumbing to advertisements presenting the interesting advantages of Chinese soups and similar inventions, which slowly devastate our health. After years of such a life, health begins to fail. However, there is still no time for anything, even to see a doctor. As a result of constant stress, rush, greasy, poisonous meals eaten in the city, and lack of time to rest or regular physical activity, we suffer from all kinds of civilization diseases. Hence, they are called Civilization, because they are created by the civilization itself, the so-called civilization progress, society, and its ever-greater pressures. As a result of losing health, we start using various types of drugs that we see in advertisements related to excess stress, digestive problems, and male potency. We start to have problems with sleep, so we reach for various types of sleeping pills, and in extreme cases - alcohol and other stimulants. In such cases, the family often breaks up. In every major city, apart from the ever-growing number of banks willing to grant loans on increasingly friendly terms, today there are many psychologists and various types of family clinics. Anonymous alcoholics and various types of private detoxes dynamically increase the number of people using their offer. Our problems grow over time instead of being solved. Our younger colleagues in the corporation are working longer and longer, doing an incredible amount of overtime. How do they do it? In addition, they carelessly party on weekends. We wonder where they get the strength for it? Fears of losing a position are becoming more and more justified. With time, we don't have the strength to work so much. We fall into severe depression, and shame to the psychologist, because what will the family say? What if the boss finds out? We have had enough of everything. There is no question about going on vacation. No money or time. How about taking advantage of this 7-day vacation offer that has been constantly advertised on TV recently? The first installment of the free loan has already been included in the cost of the stay. But is it worth it? There is no time to wonder because we only have 7 days off, and we leave tomorrow! Then you have to make up for the outstanding work. Is it possible otherwise? Everyone should answer this question for themselves.
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