2006-09-26 05:51:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
many people feel the need to belong, it also comes as a form of defence, the bigger the group the less likely you are to be noticed, size equals strength in many peoples eyes, so belonging to gangs can give people a false sense of power.
2006-09-26 05:58:38 · answer #1 · answered by asparaguskiss 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That goes back to a primitive pack instinct. Out pack instincts are so strong that we will do anything to belong to a group, especially children. If people can't be in a group, and are forced to be alone, they'll start creating imaginary social circumstances. Women have a strong maternal instinct, and a very strong desire to breed with one man. Men look for their ideal mates... and women believe themselves to be in love, and will band together in order to protect a child. Gangs is often protection and status, same thing. Fraternities and sororities create microsocieties in larger universities to create a smaller pack. Human beings instinctively need to belong to a pack. It's for survival.
2006-09-26 13:09:24 · answer #2 · answered by Chit P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you asked...it is due to the fact that we humans are known as social animals. This means that we 'require' the presence of other sentient beings (humans) to maintain a healthy sense of being (sanity). To accomplish this we must first become associated with some group which is willing/desires to accept us. This may be a political group, gang, family, etc.
2006-09-26 15:43:37 · answer #3 · answered by You Ask & I Answer!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a God given desire to be accepted and loved. I joined many groups, only to be disappointed and frustrated. I was brought up in a Union oriented Family. When I joined the Union, I was very disappointed. It was not "All for one and one for all." It was "Everyone out for themselves." My marriage failed because my wife had a different agenda which included someone else. My friends at the bar were only my friends while I was at the bar. But I have found love and acceptence when I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. He came into my life and filled my emptiness. I was instantly delivered from drugs, alcohol, lonelyness, codependency, depression, and cigarettes, all in one night! It was as if I never did them! I was a new creature! I am never alone because I know that God is in me and we have become one! My life now is wonderful. God brought me a new wife and she is more than I ever hoped for. Once our life is right with God, everything works together for our good. My Christian friends are better and closer to me than my own family. They still let me down, but it is not as bad or as often. My contentment comes from having a loving relationship with God as my Father and people are just the frosting on the cake.
2006-09-26 13:13:41 · answer #4 · answered by Apostle Jeff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all part of the construction of socialization- we follow the folkways telling us that we need to particpate in these groups so we are accepted and part of the functioning ways of the world. Most of the time there is thought to be some sort of *prestige* that is given when a person says they are in Delta Kappa Whatever...
2006-09-26 15:03:01 · answer #5 · answered by sammy22005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People have to need to feel accepted, to feel loved,and have a sence of belonging. No one really wants to be alone all the time. People want to be around people of similar ideas and preferences. A person needs to know that there is someone else in this world that can connect with him or her and can help him or her.
2006-09-26 13:01:40 · answer #6 · answered by tabbaco1980 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a really good question. I have recently been looking to join a local Volleyball team and play a little this winter and make some new friends.
The answer to your question lies in nature. Similar to our ancestors the gorilla's, we are all social animals that thrive in a community environment. We define ourselves by what we do. But we are defined by others that surround us which reflects back to us.
2006-09-26 13:02:04 · answer #7 · answered by blue2monday 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All people sometime in there life feel the need to be accepted. To feel loved and wanted. Many people go into marriages or relationships or join groups not for any other reason but to be connected to someone or something. It is in all of us. But most importantly YOU SHOULD LOVE YOURSELF FIRST. AND PLEASE REMEMBER THAT NO ONE CAN FILL THE VOID IN YOUR LIFE. NO MAN OR WOMAN ON EARTH IS EQUIPPED TO DO SO. ONLY GOD CAN. AND HE WILL IF YOU LET HIM IN.
2006-10-04 11:36:21 · answer #8 · answered by krystal a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humans are a social race: we need the constant flow of people in our lives in order to function. That's why prisons have solitary confinement, which punishes an immate by taking away that element and forcing them to look upon what they have done to end up there
2006-09-26 12:59:40 · answer #9 · answered by policethesoul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human are social critters. We thrive in like minded groups.
2006-09-26 13:01:03 · answer #10 · answered by GJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋