Answer:
The sociological perspective looks at the way individual behavior is shaped by social structures in society more widely. We are influenced by our cultural background because it shapes our values and the social norms we live by.
Explanation:
The sociological perspective is a view that human behavior is largely conditioned by the society in which we are raised and where we live. It ties certain elements of human behavior to the structures in society as a whole. Human behavior can be explained by the kind of livelihoods that people adopt or the socioeconomic status of a person. Today sociologists usually employ one of three different theoretical perspectives: the symbolic interactionist perspective which focuses on the symbolic meaning of our thoughts and behaviors; the functionalist perspective which tries to explain how different institutions in society meet our needs; and the conflict perspective which looks at the antagonisms in society and how power is distributed differently among us.
Your cultural background influences your experiences with the social world because your cultural background helps to determine the norms and values of the society where you were raised. Notions of kinship and belonging are largely determined by cultural norms and people are socialized into particular cultures as ways of making sense of the world. For example, our notions of right and wrong are largely based on culture in terms of our Christian religion and the legal system in which we are raised in North America and Western Europe.
