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Socializing the Individual

Socializing the Individual. Influence of Birth Order. Perfectionistic Reliable Conscientious Well organized Goal-oriented Achiever. Characteristics of 1 st Borns:. Classic tendency of first-born is leadership. Fifty-two percent of United States presidents were first-borns.

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Socializing the Individual

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  1. Socializing the Individual • Influence of Birth Order

  2. Perfectionistic Reliable Conscientious Well organized Goal-oriented Achiever Characteristics of 1st Borns:

  3. Classic tendency of first-born is leadership. • Fifty-two percent of United States presidents were first-borns.

  4. Only Child • “Super” first-born • Many of same characteristics as the 1st born

  5. Characteristics of the Middle Child: • Flexible • Diplomatic • Generous • Social • Competitive • Risk-taker/ rebellious

  6. Outgoing charmers Personable manipulators Affectionate Temperamental Spoiled Impatient Last Borns or the "Babies"

  7. Effects of Isolationon Personality Development

  8. Case Studies of Children in Isolation

  9. Harlow’s Monkeys Will the monkeys prefer a “wire mother” or a comforting mother?

  10. Spitz’s study • Studied infants in an orphanage • Infants were not nurtured, cuddled, or held • All biological needs were met • What happened to these children?

  11. Spitz’s study • After 1 year scores on developmental tests dropped on average from 124 to 72 • After 2 years 15 had died, 9 had been removed from the institution, the remaining were severely mentally retarded

  12. Effects of Isolation • Socioemotional problems • Cognitive problems • Lack of biological growth & poor health (psychosocial dwarfism) • Deficiency in such skills as: • Speaking, walking, emotional expression

  13. Examples of Isolation • Anna – no human contact, barely kept alive, found at age 6, died at age 10 with the ability of a toddler • Isabelle – kept isolated with her mother: at age 6 could only crawl and make grunting sounds – after 2 years reached the level of her peers

  14. Genie – • Isolated from infant until 13 yrs • No interaction • Had only a potty chair and a cage in the room with her • Found at age 13 with the skills of a one-year old • never progressed past the ability of a 4 year old

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