Human interaction and behaviors can be affected by many social influences but ar

e not limited to parent/child interaction, culture, peer relationships, or socie

ty in general. Human development and interaction begin at birth and continue thr
oughout and individual s lifetime helping to shape his or her personality and beha
vioral expressions. Human being s are constantly changing, growing, and developing
. This process is known as social development which is the continual change of i
nterpersonal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors during an individual s lifetime.
There are unlimited ways in which society influences behaviour. This can also di
ffer in different cultures. After all we are social creatures who are very much
shaped by external factors.
Some ways society can influence behaviour includes:
- pressures from society may restrict you to doing jobs you may not like, in ord
er to meet societal expectations of success, status, financial stability, gender
roles, etc.
- society prevents you from committing morally wrong acts. We are never born per
fect and each of us have banes. However, due to fear of ostracism/punishment we
refrain from committing crimes deemed as wrong by society.
- it limits our behaviours, as we fear of being judged. For instance, we don't s
cratch our buttocks in public even if they're itchy.
- it can cause us to lie. In order to meet society's expectations and feel digni
fied/proud in society, some people lie about their achievements.
- it can cause people to fear exposing their character in public. Some homosexua
ls are afraid to come out for fear of condemnation, etc.