Social Institutions

Institutions such as friends, television, and the music have shaped me to act and be the person who I am today. I interact with these three institutions daily, and I feel that they have had many positive and very negative effects. Some effects include whom I hang around with, what I do in my free time, and how I present myself.
The institution of friends can be very versatile. Friends have shaped me to be who I am today. The common quote “You are whom you hang with� applies to most all people I have known. If you hang around with a certain click, then chances are, you are one of them. This may not always be a good thing, but it is most commonly true. Friends can affect your personality in many ways such as they could encourage you to dress differently (since physical appearance is very important to teenagers, this can have a large affect on teens), or do different activities, such as sports, fine arts, etc. The people who I personally hang out with are a very di



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Music, I would say has the most effect on me. I would say that not all institutions are as effective as they are on certain people, but music has such a big effect on me because it is what I wish to do, as I get older. Music has such a big affect because of the fact that there are so many styles of music and so many different songs. When you are feeling sad, you may want to listen to a sad song, or when your happy, a happy song. Music can shape identity in this way. It can also shape identity by what the lyrics are in the song. If the music you are listening to is talking about drugs, some people may think its cool and they themselves may go out and do drugs. Teens listen to a lot of music and listen to a lot of different musical groups/singers, so they have a general feel of all types of music. I think that you can tell something about a person’s identity about what kind of music they listen to. Of course, not all people love metal music or not all love punk rock, and I think t

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