NATURE & NURTURE

Nature is defined as what a person is born with, and nurture is defined as the environment a person grows up in. Both are essential for socialization, the process and factors that create the social animal in the existence at that moment.

I am like my family in several ways. First, I am very organized. I like to keep all my belongings in order. Secondly, I am similar to my family in which we all have our minds focused on happiness, ability to be successful, and having good relationships with the people around us. I am like my friends by mostly having the same sense of humor and interests. I was not born being like my family and friends, and it is because of nurture that I am who I am today.

My parents first realized I had an unique personality when I was a few days old. My parents noticed that I was much louder than my sisters were...I had more "ummff". My parents also noticed that I was easy going and happy as an infant. I do not want to be like my parents in the sense that they are really bad with technology. I believe it is possible to work against both nature and nurture and to be different if a person "looks outside the box" and at other cultures in order to adapt the agents of socialization within that culture.

The most significant groups in my life that have affected my self-concept, attitudes, behaviors, and other orientations toward life would have to be the neighborhood I live in, sports I participate in,and school. I am fortune enough to live in a neighborhood where everyone is connected. If one of my neighbors need help with something, I will usually help them...this has affected my attitudes towards people in my life. My neighborhood relationships will help guide me to a successful life because I know how to help people in need. Sports have also affected my self-concept in a good way. Throughout my life, sports have taught me to be a team player. To help the bigger cause instead of your personal accomplishments. Finally, I have been fortunate enough to have attended the schools I have went to, which have been rich in education. I have learned so much from school, in that it has made me a better person, and it has made my self-concept, attitudes, and behaviors on life better on the community. On the flip side, someone going to school in the inner city may have a totally different outlook on life, because the agents of socialization in their community is different. Nature and Nurture have a huge impact on children as they grow up to be adults in society.