1. The Individual in Society
Unit 2
The Individual in Society
Chapter 4
Socializing the Individual
Section 1
Personality Development

2. Identical Strangers

3. Pieces of Personality Puzzle
What makes you the person that you are?

5. Personality Development
It is the sum total of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values that are characteristic of an individual.

6. Personality Development
Heredity is the transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children (Hand Clasping)
Instinct is an unchanging biologically inherited behavior
Sociobiology searches for the biological basis of all social behavior
Social environment can imprint characteristics on a child
Pavlov’s experiments showed that behavior could be taught

7. Factors in Personality Development
Hereditary
Birth Order
Parental Characteristics
The Cultural Environment

8. Factors in Personality Development
Hereditary
Characteristics present at birth include hair type, eye color, and certain aptitudes.
Biological needs include hunger and thirst.
Culture decides how you will use or satisfy hereditary characteristics.

9. Factors in Personality Development
Birth Order
Personalities are influenced by brothers and sisters.
Early-born siblings have different traits than later-born siblings.

11. Factors in Personality Development
Parental Characteristics
Age, level of education, religious orientation, economic status, cultural heritage, and occupation of parents can shape personalities of children.

12. Factors in Personality Development
The Cultural Environment
Each culture has set “model personalities.”
Individuals experience a culture in different ways. (Males & Females/ Subcultures)

13. Effects of the Cultural Environment
Ik People
Uganda

14. Influence of Social Environment
Feral children and those with very little contact with a social environment do not develop skills such as walking or language.
In some instances, remedial therapy can allow isolated children to develop language and social skills.
Children who have been institutionalized may share some characteristics of those who have been isolated.
Studies show that a lack of human contact can result in developmental abnormalities as well as death.