How Does Culture Affect Sociology

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Cultures and How They're Affected Sociologically
The influence that culture has on people in social psychology from a sociological standpoint is enormous. Culture affects the values of people across the globe as well as their roles and social norms, including their organizations and, within that, their social statuses. Scottish, South Korean, and Chinese cultures are great examples of how different geographical locations, climates, and histories influence people and their lifestyles. Scotland is a quality example of social norms and traditions that age back to the beginning of their time and are still around to this day.
Scotland today is well-known around the world for their kilts, whiskey, and bagpipes and all three of these are almost …show more content…

Meeting them would potentially be a culture shock. Their lifestyles are completely different, and their roles in their social structure from their separate cultures may also be disparate. America is the land of the free where everyone is to be treated as equals, whereas China is strict on their social structure and personality, and the living conditions aren't as acceptable as those in America. The roles of Chinese individuals play in a huge portion of their day to day lives, just like in South Korea. While China has beautiful landscapes and traditions, there are some parts of the country that are living so poorly that, unlike America, they grow their own food, work throughout each and every single day in fields to provide for themselves and their families. Some live like this by choice, some do not. For the American twin, this could potentially open their eyes and make them see that the world is not as they've always perceived it to be. The American could either refuse to open their mind and stay living in America where, compared to China, one doesn't need to work as arduously to get what they want or need, or they could explore different regions of China and experience their way of life to diversify their way of thinking, seeing people, and the world.
In conclusion, having a twin that was raised in a different country, in this instance, China, could broaden the twins' views of cultures. In addition, it could help them learn more about the wide variety of traditions that take place in other people's day-to-day lives, occasionally affecting lives of American citizens if they are emigrants from other countries, and help them see how government vastly influences the lives of other

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