Question

1. What are the Social & Cultural Influences on Personality? I

2. Identify the 8 Stages in Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, the age range of people in this stage, the psychosexual mode, and the psychosocial crisis that occurs during this stage. For the last two bullets, add the main points on the topic of what the crisis produces and what occurs when an individual cannot overcome what emerges from the crisis, and how Erikson’s theory of this stage compares to Freud’s.

Answer 1

Question1: What are the Social & Cultural Influences on Personality?

Social influences on personality include the influences of parents, peers, temperament, a moral compass, a strong sense of self, and sometimes critical life experiences such as parental divorce. Social influences and personality development encompasses these and many other influences on the growth of the person. People are influenced by social norms and include these aspects in their personality to gain acceptance as members of society. Additionally, this enables group conformity & a sense of cohesion within a society.

For Example, Social Learning Theory proposed by Mr. Albert Bandura describes the role of social influences such as family, society ans surroundings on the personality development of an individual.

Culture refers to the shared values, beliefs and norms of a specific group of people. Culture, therefore, influences the manner we learn, live and behave. Because of this, many theorists believe that culture is an important shaper of our personality. Strength of personality traits varies across cultures.

For example, personality of people include some of the Big Five factors (conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness, and extroversion) depending upon their cultural beliefs and values.