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    Personality

    Personality &
    & Skill
    Skill
    Development
    Development
    Prof. M.Balaji
    VSB Engineering college,karur.
    Definition of Personality
    • The pattern of collective character,
    behavioral, temperamental, emotional,
    and mental traits of a person
    Other Definitions
    • To social scientists, personality is the
    sum total of behaviors, attitudes,
    beliefs, and values that are
    characteristic of an individual.

    • Our personality traits determine how


    we adjust to our environment and how
    we react in specific situations.
    Other Definitions
    • No two individuals have the same
    personalities. Each individual has his or
    her own way of interacting with other
    people and with his or her social
    environment.
    Types of Personalities

    • Outer Personality • Inner Personality


    Features of Outer
    Personality
    • Behavior • Action
    • Style • Dressing
    • Speech • Outer Appearance
    Features of Inner
    Personality
    • Nature • Selection
    • Way of Thinking
    • Inner Purity
    Difference Between
    Outer Personality Inner Personality
    • Related to Physic. • Related with Mind &
    • Easy to change. Soul.
    • Diminish with time. • Difficult to change.
    • Reflects in Behavior. • Enlightens with time.
    eg. Amitabh Bacchan • Reflects in Nature.
    eg. Mahatma Gandhi.
    Personality Development
    • People’s personalities continue to
    develop throughout their lifetimes.
    Specific traits change at different
    rates and to different degrees.

    • Some personality traits seem to remain


    constant throughout a person’s life,
    while others undergo dramatic changes.
    Personality Development
    • Personality development is more obvious
    during childhood, when people are
    experiencing rapid physical, emotional,
    and intellectual growth.
    • At adulthood, personality traits change
    at a slower rate. However personality
    development varies form individual to
    individual.
    Nature vs. Nurture
    • Sociologists debate what determines
    personality and social behavior.

    • Some argue that it is heredity – the


    transmission of genetic characteristics
    from parents to children.
    Nature vs. Nurture
    • Others suggest that the social
    environment – contact with other people
    – determines personality.
    • This debate is usually referred to in
    terms of nature versus nurture, or
    inherited genes versus environment and
    social learning.
    The Nature Viewpoint
    • Since the 1800s this viewpoint states
    that much of human behavior is
    instinctual in origin.

    • An instinct is an unchanging behavior


    pattern. Instinct is most often applied
    to animal behavior. (Ex. Birds building
    nests)
    The Nature Viewpoint
    • Supporters of this viewpoint claim
    biology as the basis for human
    behavior. They claim that
    instinctual drives are responsible
    for practically everything –
    laughing, motherhood, religion, even
    the creation of society.
    The Nurture Viewpoint
    • From this viewpoint a person’s behavior
    and personality are the result of his or her
    social environment and learning.
    • The work of Ivan Pavlov helped this
    viewpoint gain acceptance. He found that
    supposedly instinctual behaviors could be
    taught. (Ex. Dog Experiment)
    The Nurture Viewpoint
    • Sociologist John B. Watson suggested that
    what applied to dogs could apply to humans.
    He claimed that he could take a dozen
    healthy infants and train them to become
    anything he wanted – doctors, lawyers,
    artists, beggars, or thieves.
    Sociobiology
    • The emergence of sociobiology – the
    systematic study of the biological basis of
    all social behavior – emphasized the nature
    viewpoint.
    • Sociobiologists argue that such varied
    cultural characteristics and behavioral
    traits as religion, cooperation, competition,
    slavery, envy, etc. are rooted in the
    genetic make-up of humans.
    Sociobiology
    • In general sociobioligists argue that most
    of human social life is determined by
    biological factors.
    Blending of factors…
    • Most social scientists assume that
    personality and social behavior result
    from a blending of heredity and social
    environmental influences.
    • They believe that environmental factors
    have the greatest influence.
    Blending of factors…
    • Heredity, birth order, parents and
    cultural environment are among the
    principal factors that social scientists
    see influencing personality and
    behavior.
    Heredity
    • Everyone has certain characteristics that are
    present at birth. (body build, hair type, eye
    color, and skin)
    • Heredity characteristics also include certain
    aptitudes. An aptitude is a capacity to learn a
    particular skill or acquire a particular body of
    knowledge.
    Heredity
    • Example: a natural talent for music and art
    would be considered an aptitude.
    • However, some aptitudes can be learned and
    developed because of environmental factors.
    • Example: Parents encouragement
    • Heredity provides you with certain
    biological needs, but culture determines how
    you meet those needs.
    Birth Order
    • Our personalities are influenced by whether
    we have brothers, sisters, both, or neither.
    • Children with siblings have a different view of
    the world than children who don’t have
    siblings.
    • The order in which we are born into our
    families also influences our personalities.
    Birth Order
    • People born first or last in a family have a
    different perspective than do people in the
    middle.
    • Example: first born are likely to be
    achievement oriented and responsible. Later
    born are more likely to be better in social
    relationships, affectionate, friendly, or rebels
    and risk-takers.
    Cultural Environment
    • Culture has a strong influence on
    personality development. The cultural
    environment determines the basic types of
    personalities that will be found in a
    society.
    • Each culture gives rise to a series of
    personality traits – model personalities –
    that are typical of members of that
    society.

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