Part 3
1) In what ways can people in a family be similar to each other?
Both
immediate and
extended family members often have a lot of similarities. For
example, they can
look alike. My
brother Steve is the
spitting image of our
cousin Peter,
while my
sister takes after our
mother in the way she both looks and talks.
Also,
relatives may be good at the same things or do similar types of work. Most of my
extended family are either teachers or scientists.
Specific interests often
run in the family. In my
family, we all love the outdoors and nature,
particularly the
older generation. Younger
family members do like to go out walking as
well but now that my
nieces and
nephews are all
teenagers, they spend a lot of time on
their electronic gadgets.
The final way that people in a
family can be
alike is in their personality, and especially in
their sense of humour.
2) In terms of personality, are people influenced more by their family or by their
friends?
In my opinion, personality is mostly
hereditary. I think that the main traits of a person’s
character are passed down from
parents to their
offspring. Some people are more like
their
father, others more like their
mother but most of us can recognise characteristics of
both
parents in our own personality. For example, I’m quiet like my dad and have my mum’s
creativity.
How children are
raised also affects the way they think, feel and behave as they grow up.
Kids from a happy, stable
family background generally have a normal personality.
However, an unhappy
childhood, which may include some form of abuse, will definitely
affect a child’s mental development and their character later in life.
This suggests that personality can change so it’s probably true that the people we spend
time with as friends and colleagues also influence the way we think, feel and behave.
However, I don’t think that they alter our deepest character.
So in conclusion, I’d say that an understanding of personality is quite complex and involves
both
hereditary and social factors.
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