Sociology Assignment Personality Development
Loma Dilirang Ngemaes
January 13th, 2015
Our Lady of Peace
What Makes You Who You Are?
“I am because we are” --- this is basically why I think I am who I am today. Yes, everyone has his or her own unique personality but I ultimately believe that that personality is determined by the relationships, bonds, and connections we have with other people. A big controversy in the sociological world is whether the personalities of individual people are made the way they are by nature or by nurture. Proponents of the nature side of the argument claim that these personality traits are hereditary and that when you are born, you already possess all of the key traits that form your personality. I, for one, disagree. Based on my own knowledge, I have come more to agreement with the side that claims we are who we are by nurture. So given the argument that we are born with a set number of traits that will dictate our personality, that may be true, but what evokes us to actually exhibit these traits? Nurture isn’t it?! For example, a child may be born with the personality trait to be lazy. However, if raised by a more proactive parent, the child will eventually adjust to this mentality and learn to get things done in a prompt and proper manner. I then continue to conclude that we develop our individual personalities to fit into how we think others see us. We are continuously changing depending on the people we are in contact with. You are not the same person you are with your friends as you are with your family. This is because you know that they expect different things from you. The child in my previous example, for instance, may really be lazy by nature, but, because he or she knows what is expected by the parent, the child changes him or herself to fit into that industrious role. So, I am the outgoing, caring, kind, and respectful person I am because I was raised that way. I was taught to always work for what I want because nothing worthwhile comes for free in life. I respect
January 13th, 2015
Our Lady of Peace
What Makes You Who You Are?
“I am because we are” --- this is basically why I think I am who I am today. Yes, everyone has his or her own unique personality but I ultimately believe that that personality is determined by the relationships, bonds, and connections we have with other people. A big controversy in the sociological world is whether the personalities of individual people are made the way they are by nature or by nurture. Proponents of the nature side of the argument claim that these personality traits are hereditary and that when you are born, you already possess all of the key traits that form your personality. I, for one, disagree. Based on my own knowledge, I have come more to agreement with the side that claims we are who we are by nurture. So given the argument that we are born with a set number of traits that will dictate our personality, that may be true, but what evokes us to actually exhibit these traits? Nurture isn’t it?! For example, a child may be born with the personality trait to be lazy. However, if raised by a more proactive parent, the child will eventually adjust to this mentality and learn to get things done in a prompt and proper manner. I then continue to conclude that we develop our individual personalities to fit into how we think others see us. We are continuously changing depending on the people we are in contact with. You are not the same person you are with your friends as you are with your family. This is because you know that they expect different things from you. The child in my previous example, for instance, may really be lazy by nature, but, because he or she knows what is expected by the parent, the child changes him or herself to fit into that industrious role. So, I am the outgoing, caring, kind, and respectful person I am because I was raised that way. I was taught to always work for what I want because nothing worthwhile comes for free in life. I respect