Compelling and New Theories

Social Identity theory is particularly intriguing to me. It seems that the theory can create external as well as internal conflict. It is interesting to me that a person will go to the end of the earth just to find a connection or a bond with someone else. Obviously some bonds are much more powerful and intense such as mother and child or spouses. People have many bonds with those around them, but why is bond so strong to someone’s “significant other”? I’d guess it would be the time and energy investing into the other person. Dependence and stability to have someone be there always. At the same time however, I feel friends of mine are there no matter what, but there is still a void from not having a significant other. Why is this? I feel conflict is a combination of social identity theory and basic human needs. I think everyone has the physical needs of food and water, but also the need to have connection, love, and to be challenged and to have growth. Connection of those around them. This is why isolation can be so hard on some people. The wilderness can drive a person mad. Love to have with the significant other, because the connection seems to be so very different to those who are only friends. And lastly, to be challenged and to grow. I think to feel a part of a larger global picture everyone needs to have their own rational idea of how they fit into the equation of life and the world. Whether your rational is to be a psychologist, or whether it is to be a physicist, in both cases a person has their own rational of how they fit into this world.