SOCIALIZATION & PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

CH 5

PERSONALITY =– SUM TOTAL OF BEHAVIORS, ATTITUDES,

VALUES, & BELIEFS THAT ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF AN INDIVIDUAL

SOCIALIZATION =– PROCESSPROCESS THROUGH WHICH PEOPLE

LEARN THE BASIC SKILLS, VALUES, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OF SOCIETY

NATURE vs. NURTURE

WHAT HAS MORE INFLUENCE….HEREDITY OR ENVIRONMENT???

SOCIOLOGISTS FOCUS MORE ON NURTURE

NATURE

SOCIOLOGISTS DO RECOGNIZE THE ROLE OF HEREDITY THROUGH….– APTITUDE = POTENTIAL– INSTINCT = BIOLOGICALLY

PRE=PROGRAMMED BEHAVIOR PATTERN

Personality Development

How could each of these factors affect personality?–Parental characteristics–Cultural Environment: Society–Heredity - (sociobiologists)–Birth Order

Influences on Personality

Parental CharacteristicsParental Characteristics–Young vs. older parents–Education–Religious Background–Economic status–Occupation

Influences on Personality

Cultural EnvironmentCultural Environment– Example:

• US = competitive, assertive, individuals• Japan = cooperative, passive, group

Sex differences– Girls = pink & dolls vs. Boys = blue &

soldiers

Ethnic backgrounds

Birth OrderBirth Order

–Position born in family–Birth order is another attempt to

gain insight into the development of personality

Which of the following lists of Which of the following lists of personality traits best fits you or personality traits best fits you or

your characters?your characters?

A.A. perfectionistic, reliable, conscientious, list maker, well organized, critical, serious, scholarly

B.B. mediator, fewest pictures in the family photo album, avoids conflict, independent, extreme loyalty to the peer group, many friends, a maverick

CC. manipulative, charming, blames others, shows off, people person, good salesperson, precocious, engaging

AA = first born= first born

BB = a middle child = a middle child (second born of three or possibly third born of four children).

CC =the baby of the family =the baby of the family

If you picked…If you picked…

Identify whether or not the following behaviors are learned, or instinct:– Speaking– Walking– Crying when sad– Smiling when happy– Yelling when angry

WHAT IMPACT WOULD THERE BE ON A CHILD WHO WAS ISOLATED FROM

BIRTH….OR IN OTHER WORDS….NEVER BEEN

SOCIALIZED???