FAMILY BACKGROUND INFLUENCES HOW A PERSON PERCEIVES THE WORLD.

FAMILY BACKGROUND INFLUENCES HOW A PERSON PERCEIVES THE WORLD. DISCUSS

A person’s view upon the world always changes in the process of growing up; he or she is not just getting around with family members but also the society, strangers and friends. However, family background does play a crucial and vital role in influencing a person perceives the world. Personally, a person means the child in a family; he or she is in the process of a child turning to be an adult. While, family background means education level, financial status, growing up environment, and the social skills possessed and practiced by the child’s parents, siblings and relatives. Therefore, as time goes by, these will influence a person mentally and physically perceive their surrounding and environment.

Family is the first sources of information one receives. When one is still a child, parents are the one he or she takes as role model. Children tend to observe, imitate and follow the activities carried out by their parents and siblings. The family members’ feelings and point of view come into play as a model for the child. In the growing up stage, children always listen to their family members. For instance, parents are the one who teach and share with the child what they have learned and their perspectives towards issues, problems that occur. They are the one whom show the “proper manner” in handling and facing the challenges in life. The child takes the advice as his or her primary source for solution.

In addition, family background plays an important role in inculcating a child in blending himself or herself in the society. The environment created shapes a person’s point of view about his or her surroundings. For example that one learns about sharing at home would be able to share when he or she is in the world. One learn to communicate in a proper manner, the child will know about manner and respect others. When one learnt about abuse at home, one grows up to be juvenile delinquents and murders, as well as the batterers of the next generation (Eli, Carolyn and Robert, 1983). It is crucial that one person is introduced and lived in a peaceful and tolerance environment as it influences one’s point of view towards their surroundings.

Moreover, based on John Ermisch and Marco Francesconi (2000), parents’ educational attainments are found to be strongly associated with their children’s education attainments. When the family background is from an educated family, their children will be introduced to the importance of education in their future carrier and life. Most of the educated parents are able to coach, teach and guide the child in the subjects learned. Parents will also able to help in creating the child’s carrier path. Parents will be able to determine the path of carrier and needed criteria in study to achieve better. With the guidance from the family, he or she will have a smoother path in life as their basic is planned and designed. In Juliana ad Breno (2007), family background is one of the key determinants of children’s performance.

Apart from it, family financial status also influences a person ways in perceiving the world. Based on Russell (2006), children from privileged backgrounds complete more schooling and earn higher wages than children from disadvantaged backgrounds. This can be clearly seen that children from better financial background, most of them are able to complete and having the chances to further studies. With higher education level, this group of children is capable to compete in the world. On top of that, with better financial status, a person has a fall back in whatever he or she likes to invest in and work on.

Furthermore, family financial status also determines the social status one family is a society. The higher the financial status, it also means the higher level of social status. For instance, as prologue in Romeo and Juliet says “Two households, both alike in dignity”, this indicates the pressure put on the child to socialize in the status do exist for a long time. Children are sort of been through the process of ‘brain wash’ when they are looking for peers, friends and even partners, they will be advice to join in the same social class. The mentally of the person will change due to the perspectives and opinion from their family members. A person’s mind set will be influenced as critics and gossips run around the corner when he or she is in the society. This will develop a person in obtaining and maintaining a certain social status in the society.

In conclusion, family background influences a person ways in perceiving the world mentally and physically. A person’s development is directly affected by the family surroundings. A person growing up stage is molded, shaped and formed due to the environment exposed to them. A person tends to trail and track, even wanting to be better in the world and prove that he or she is getting better than their current environment. Thus, it is proven that family background does help to influence how a person perceives the world.

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References: 1. Eli H. N., Carolyn M.N., and Robert L.H. (1983) Child Abuse: The Current Theory Base and Future Research Needs. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 22, 3:262-268. Retrieved from www.elinewberger.com/.../childabuse-research/currenttheory.html. 2. John E. and Marco F. (2001) Family Matters: Impact of Family Background on Educational Attainments. Universityof Essex. Economica, 68, 137-156. Retrieved from www.blackwellpublishing.com/specialarticles/ecca239a.pdf. 3. Juliana G. and Breno S. (2007) The Influence of Family Background and Individual Characteristics on Entrance Tests Scores of Brazilian University Students. Retrieved from ideas.repec.org/p/anp/en2007/092.html 4. Mark H.B. (n.d.) How Does the Environment Affect the Person? Metatheoretical, Theoretical and Methodological Issues, Erlbaum. Retrieved from www.lehigh.edu/~mhb0/EnvtoPerson.pdf. 5. Russell W.R (2010) Education and the Reproduction of Economic Inequality in the United States: An Empirical Investigation. Santa Barbara - University of California. Economics of Education Review 29, 246–254. Retrieved from ww w.elsev ier.com/locate/econedurev.