Importance Of Molding Myself

Molding Myself Society is an important factor in shaping peoples view of themselves. If we are accepted or not accepted into certain parts of society, this changes our way of living so we feel a sense of belonging. There are several agents of socialization in which impacts ones actions. Family is the primary agent, however in my opinion peers and social groups have a bigger impact on an individual then parents do in a lifetime. As the text mentions, "a peer group helps children and adolescents separate from their families and develop important sources of identity" (Brym et al. 107). Peers have had the most impact on me as an individual; thus, peers and social groups have affected me more so then my family, and have shaped me into the individual …show more content…
A lot of myself was built over the friends, or lack of friends in which I have made within the several learning institutions I have attended. My mother has suffered to keep jobs causing her to move several times and not be present in much of my life, forcing me lead on my own. I was forced to look to peers as guidance, shaping me as the individual I am today. Relying on peers caused me to become very confused with my identity as I always felt the need to change in order to be accepted. I had not gained any norms from my family, therefore I had only the norms from my peers. Every time someone laughed at me for wearing my hair a certain way, I would make sure to never do anything like that again. I went from changing my looks to changing my attitude and personality. Family is nothing if peer groups influence individuals for the rest of their life. Family influences their child until the age of four, until they get placed in schools then everything is out of their control. Their child will change and be very disobedient because of the influence other children have on them. This will carry in to adolescence and possibly to early adulthood. Peers are the greatest agent of socialization and have been the number one influence on who I am …show more content…
There were a lot of others in my surrounding that had the same norms as I did. This sport helped with the lack of support I got from peers at school; changing the way that I viewed myself and my worth. There were finally people who surrounded me that I felt meaning to. Prior to joining this sport, all I had known was to follow what other people told me to do, say, or act. I had realized that the only influence were the people of whom I chose to spend my time with. I was still relying on peers to help me form, but the only change was the individuals of whom I chose to help me form. Changing the group in who I spent my time with helped me become the person I wanted to be due to the fact they gave me freedom to decide who I wanted to become. I had realized that I could not change the fact I relied on others, but I could change the people who I relied on; thus allowing more freedom and less tension and conflict within myself. The reliance I have had on my peers have both lead me to negative circumstances, and directed me to new ones. Peers have been the number one influence as to the being I am