people, items, lifestyles, why categorize people so much??
2006-11-06 07:36:48 · 12 answers · asked by tony h 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It's human nature and the way that our brains work.
We subconciously are always trying to make order out of chaos- mostly because our brains cannot handle more than about 7 things at once.
2006-11-06 07:44:48 · answer #1 · answered by Morey000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd assume it's because we like to feel like we understand someone or something by associating them with a category we're already familiar with. If we didn't categorize people, lifestyles, concepts, etc, it would take a whole lot longer to even begin to understand anything or anybody new (and granted, lots of times our categorization ends up being unfair or incorrect, but ... hmm, well, I suppose at least it gives us a starting point, hopefully most folks -will- modify those categorizations as necessary).
As for why we put -stuff- into boxes ... well, heck, that's just because it's so deeply, ineffably -satisfying- to be organized ... glorious, glorious it is =)
2006-11-06 15:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by Stacyj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to make carring things easier or for easy storage, but what does that have anything to do with categorizing people?
2006-11-06 15:38:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
once you label and that label is accepted, the verbal dialogue veers closer to control.
SFor example, I label you as a Fan of Peanut Butter. (no inuendo, just metaphor)
Next I make sneering generalizations about "those deviant peanut butter fans." If I see that the Unibomber liked peanut butter, I slam you all as cohorts.
You spend so much time defending yourself, while I'm free to make even more outrageous statements, and you look defensive while I claim the "moral" highground.
2006-11-06 15:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure you want to go around stuffing people into boxes. The authorities might look at that as kidnapping.
2006-11-06 15:38:36 · answer #5 · answered by I Am Legend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know how hard it is to find something which is out of place? If you did, you wouldn't ask such a question.
2006-11-06 15:39:12 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, can you imagine a baggy lifestyle?
2006-11-06 15:38:45 · answer #7 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a way to make our lifes easier to deal with I guess :D
2006-11-06 15:42:37 · answer #8 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people like to be organized
2006-11-06 15:45:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to keep things safe and to make things easier to carry
2006-11-06 15:47:34 · answer #10 · answered by bratbabydown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋