Are We Free Within Our Culture

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Are We Free Within Our Culture

Are We Free Within Our Culture?

I believe that within limitation we are free in our culture. George Herbert
Mead thought, �both our mind and our body are social products�. He believed
they were the outcome of our interactions with other people rather than how we
grew up. I think that no matter what we believe to be right or true at a given
time, if we have peers around we will tend to go with the crowd.

Sigmund Freud believed that is was important that the social agents of an
individual were important to create the �sense of right and wrong as these
matters are defined by cultural values, beliefs, and norms�. Freud also
believed in the he thought it was important to �counteract the antisocial
impulses of the id�. I think that Freud would have believed that we are free
within our culture. He thought that the parents, peers, and teachers were
important in guided us in the right direction but when it comes down to it we
are the only one that can make the decision. We might have society behind us
trying to edge us in one direction but we truly chose which way to go.

I agree with Freud on this topic. I know that we have all been put in the
situation to chose between right and wrong and have had a hard time choosing. I
know that I have. You want to make the right choice but you are not really sure.
You want to go with want the society says but is it always right? I think this
is where we are culturally free. Even though we have the believes of our family,
our friends, what we have been taught in ...

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