Yvette Haarhoff Student number: 4553-720-8 LPENGTS Assignment 02

QUESTION 2.1: 2.1 Influence:  influence (noun): the power to affect someone or something. influence (verb): to influence someone or something is to have an effect on what they are or do. (Allen, 2003: 217).  People are influenced by the things that surround them. This mostly refers to what we see and hear on a daily basis.  Power leads one to influence people, no power leads one to be influenced. Power in this regard may refer mostly to money.  Peer pressure is another form of influence, where one would do something to rather fit in, than take a stand and be different.  It is easier to influence people who are uncertain about themselves and their values, than people who are self-assured. Often, peope who are less educated, feel inferior to those who are well educated. Therefore, uneducated people are often influenced by educated people. This is also seen in politices.  The language we use, the clothes that we wear (fashion), our behavior or attitude etc. are all things that are influenced by the society we live in.  Influence can either have a positive or a negative outcome. Social class:  Social class has to do with ones’ place in society.  People are ussually grouped into social classes according to the amount of money they make, but also on the education they have recieved.  People with higher social status ussually have more influence over those with a lower social status.  A person’s social status influences the way the live, dress, eat, speak, what they read, what music they listen to, their behavior, the schools they attend, their morals and values, their beliefs etc.  Our social class will often determine the type of friends we make and the type of work we do. Language:  Language(noun): 1 the use of words in speach and writing; 2 the words used in a particular country or by a