Cultural Influences

Running Head : CI

Cultural Influences Cultural Influences

How does an individual 's cultural experience influence his or her personality ? Explain why or why not . Provide examples

Every person that is born in any family , in any part of the world is subjected to an upbringing that is surrounded by different sets of values , ethics and morals . These values in turn form the basis of a culture . The important point to note is that these values are never the same they differ from culture to culture . A culture defines a society

the society in turn defines its norms and those norms and principles influence a personality (Reynolds , 2006 . A personality is something that one cannot inherit . But it has a lot of power to be influenced by the atmosphere it is placed in . The question that rises in minds is how Well let 's just say its human nature to adopt something that a person faces again and again repeatedly . To prove this we can see the example that the oldest of norms and values survive the most in any culture and thus are found to be a vital part of every person 's personality especially if they are from the same culture . This is why we note that people who migrate to different societies have problems in adjusting to the new culture . This is because their own native culture is so much ingrained in their personalities that it is difficult to eliminate it and replace it with new morals of...