why do humans?

Question

why do we feel that we need to be accepted by society or family in order to be happy?

Answer 1

Because we haven't learned to accept and admire ourselves. We have no real self-confidence or pride in ourselves. So we become second-handers. We look to others for approval.

The one of the best days of my my life was when I left that behind.

Answer 2

Not eveyone is like that. For most, humans feel that they need to be accepted because they won't be alone, they will be involved and social with other people, and society tells them that they need to be accepted, and eveyone blindly follows, society tells people what they need to be happy. People can't be happy without society telling them to be. That's why there are medications to make people "normal".

Answer 3

Because it is a biological imprint... We biologically need to be part of something for more efficient survival of the species! humans are social animals!!! However, one must not generalize so much. We may feel a need for being accepted, but it is not a absolute requirement or the only condition for happiness...

Answer 4

because we are sociable animals, but also as we mature, while we still enjoy feeling accepted, we are more interested with being accepted by those like us, whether family or not , and we dont so much worry about those who are very different then us, as we have learned that differences are perfectly ok, and usually those extremely different, while remaining polite and civil, will not form close bonds nor even understand why the other person is the way they are

Answer 5

We also feel the need to find an acceptable family and society, identity versus confusion:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick_Erickson

Stage One Oral-Sensory: from birth to one, trust vs. mistrust, feeding;
Stage Two Muscular-Anal: 1-3 years, autonomy vs. shame, toilet training;
Stage Three Locomotor: 3-6 years, initiative vs. guilt, independence;
Stage Four Latency: 6-12 years, industry vs. inferiority, school;
Stage Five Adolescence: 12-18 years, identity vs. confusion, peer relationships;
Stage Six Young Adulthood: 18-40 years, intimacy vs. isolation, love relationships;
Stage Seven Middle Adulthood: 40-65 years, generativity vs. stagnation, parenting;
Stage Eight Maturity: 65 years until death, integrity vs. despair, acceptance of one's life.


The Erikson life-stage virtues, in the order of the stages in which they may be acquired, are:

hope
will
purpose
competence
fidelity
love (in intimate relationships, work and family)
caring
wisdom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow

Answer 6

For the most part humans are a social creature and just want to be accepted and happy in life.

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Answer 7

Humans are capable of individuality with or without acceptance.
Primates need to be accepted by the troupe in order to survive.

Answer 8

because no one wants to be an outcast
everyone wants to be accepted so when ppl r accepted they feel happy and love and besides, do u really want to live ur life as an outcast? well i want to live my life with friends and do what i can do to make my life a good one cause i only have one chance to live. =)

Answer 9

God placed and mankind a desire to love and be loved. Most people who have the greatest need to be accepted is most in need of unconditional love.

Answer 10

in Maslow's hierarchy of needs pyramid, we can see that we indeed need to feel sense of belongingness before we can have self-fulfillment. it is just the way life goes, we need people (society) and our environment to help us develop self-confidence and character.