Social Norm Analysis

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Today, people are drawn away from self-reliance and don’t get to live their life to the fullest they can be. There are several factors that contribute to this. First, social norms contribute to not being self-reliant. In Simply Phycology, the author writes “Most of us, most of the time, conform to the guidelines provided by the roles we perform.” (McLeod) Another reason we aren’t truly relying on ourselves, is our traditions in the past whether it be family tradition or traditions at school or your job. Personally, I’m not fully self-reliant with myself when it comes to me needing to reach my goals. In the past, I haven’t reached a few goals and now I’m not as self-reliant in accomplishing them. Finally, technology is another factor that prevents

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