So I was struggling through what I should do my philosophy connection to culture would be. However, I was in my peer mediation class when we were talking about our four basic needs (belonging, power, freedom, and fun). This made me think of why we do or don’t follow certain trends or behaviors. I think it all ties back to these basic needs. Let’s say we see a group of girls all wearing the same new brand of boots –maybe in different colors or a slightly different style. Over the next couple weeks you may see more and more of these boots popping up around the halls. What drives us to buy these boots or resist?
In my opinion, it all ties into the compulsion to belong. We do not want to be the one girl who doesn’t have the new “it” thing. On the other hand, some people will purposefully rebel against the latest trends. Some people may just be oblivious or maybe they like the power/freedom of being above everyone else. I can’t say for sure what is going through everyone’s heads when they see these so-called boots, obviously, but for me, I might suddenly decide the boots are really cute or good for the winter or something when they could have actually been quite ugly. It’s like there is some force that drives us girls into being and looking the same, when we should really be discovering our unique selves.
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