How Does Society Shape Our Society

In society, every person has a set of routines in which they carry out. Commonly, many people deem their everyday routines as mundane because they perform them on a daily basis. What people tend to be oblivious of is that most of their daily routines are constructed by society, every action one takes throughout their day is something they were taught by society. For example, the act of brushing one’s teeth or washing one’s hands after using the bathroom, are activities one is taught by their parents, and they were taught by professionals. We acquire all our knowledge from society and society controls what we learn. The quote stating “the body is the bearer of cultural value within consumer society” is a clear example of how society manipulates our views, and convinces people that without looking or dressing a certain way they will not be accepted in society. It makes people believe that the only way one will be happy is by conforming to the standards society has implemented, whether it being mentally or physically. Society has put people under the impression that if they buy the newest technology, dress in the most expensive clothes, and buy the most expensive beauty products that they would fit in perfectly in society, and that these materialistic items are the way to gain social status and happiness. Within the daily routines, we perform we often try to …show more content…
People try to fit working out into their daily routines because without working out there are many deficits, so that’s why people always incorporate working out in their routines. Moreover, when one goes to fitness classes they feel as though they have a reason to push harder and be better than everyone there. People should focus on the way working out makes them feel in their inner and outer body, instead of what society has instilled into our