the placebo effect

This week in soc we watched an episode of freaks and geeks and it demonstrated the different type of people or situation the impact our socilization. the episode was about when lindsay parents go out of town and how she is pressured into throwing a party. throughout the epsiode you see how aspects such as school, friends, family, religion, and media afffect these characters. my favorite part of the episode was lindsays brothers idea to switch the keg to a keg that was filled with nonalcholic beer. Her borther was influneced to make this choice becasue of the tight knit relationship he has with his family. He wanted to keep lindsay safe and was influnced from the actions of his parents. Another way media influneced the kids at the party is their behavior like drunken fools when in reality they weren't drunk at all. I find it funny how all of these factors combine to create a person into someone very unique. Every person is raised with different values and interpertates situations differently. This is showen throughtout our actions as we develop and experience new instances. I know that if i didnt have the family and friends that i have,, i would be a totally different person and i am thankful for how i was raised (: