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Soc. 1 Portfolio Synthesis From this section of the course, Sociology 1, I have learned about different philosophies and ideas about how identities are formed. The philosophies that make the most sense to me are the ideas of John Locke, Jean- Jacues Rousseau, C ....

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.... come from society. So if one is not influenced positively they may end up corrupt and be a hindrance on society. If a child grows up in a "dysfunctional family" they may be at a disadvantage to a child like my brother who is getting the same social education from my parents and the society we live in. Charles Harton Cooley also touched on the idea of identities. He believed that identities are formed from interactions with people in society. This would mean that the more interactions one has the more choices that have to form there own identity. In a sense my upbringing and my brother's can be dangerous in a way because our parents have to be care ....