sst personality and society

Personalityandsociety
meansparents,familymembers,friends,relatives,and
otherpeoplesuroundingus.
WecansaythatmostofourPersonalitymadeupby
societyininitialstageofourdevelopment.Theyteachus
thewaytobehave,beliefs,societalnorms,etiquetes,etc.
Anemergingfieldofresearchispersonalitypsychology—
ascientificlookathowpeoplediferfrom eachotherand
howdiferencesinpersonalityinfluencetheworldinwhich
welive.
Tobegin,personalityismorethanbeinganextravertoran
introvert,andasresearchersarelearning,extraversion
doesnotjustexplaindiferencesbetweenhowpeopleact
atsocialevents.

Personalityandsocialculture
Culturereferstothecharacteristicsofaparticularsociety,
community,orethnicgroupreflectedinitspracticesand
beliefs.Cultureinfluencesachild'sdevelopmentand
behaviour.Childrengrowingupindiferentcultures
receivespecificinputsfrom theirenvironment.
Forthatreason,thereisavastrangeofcultural
diferencesinchildren'sbeliefsandbehaviour.
Culturalcompetencecomprisesanunderstandingofal
aspectsofaculture,i.e.,social,educational,and
organisational,inwhichweliveandparticipate.For
example,someculturesvalueindependence,individuality,
self-esteem,andassertingoneselfasimportantaspects
ofpersonality.
Childrenfrom suchculturesareoutgoing,eagerlyexplore
newsituations,demonstratecompetence,andhave
self-confidence.
Ontheotherhand,somecultureshonourtraditionalvalues,
relations,andobedience.Childrenfrom suchcultures
cultivatetheneedtomaintaininterdependent
relationships.

PersonalityDevelopment
Anindividual'spersonalityisthe
complexofmentalcharacteristics
thatmakesthem uniquefrom other
people. Itincludesalofthe
paternsofthoughtandemotions
thatcauseustodoandsaythings
inparticularways. Atabasiclevel,
personalityisexpressedthrough
ourtemperamentoremotionaltone.
However,personalityalsocolors
ourvalues,beliefs,and
expectations. Therearemany
potentialfactorsthatareinvolvedin

shapingapersonality. These
factorsareusualyseenascoming
from heredityandtheenvironment.
Researchbypsychologistsoverthe
lastseveraldecadeshas
increasinglypointedtohereditary
factorsbeingmoreimportant,
especialyforbasicpersonality
traitssuchasemotionaltone.
However,theacquisitionofvalues,
beliefs,andexpectationsseem to
beduemoretosocializationand
uniqueexperiences,especialy
duringchildhood

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