Question

The people in our lives, family, friends, employers, teachers, and so on, influence us to conform to expectations and not to deviate from the norm. They are considered?

Answer 1

They are considered as symbols used to establish meaning.

Explanation:

• Most of the time, people come to know about good and bad behavior through how society reacts to certain kinds of behaviors of other people around them.
• In some other cases, the restrictions put by others make one understand what is good behavior and what is not.
• Clearly, it is the people around us that help us understand the difference between good and bad through their own behavior. Thus, they are conventionally considered as symbols that establish meaning.