In this article we will discuss about the role of culture in the development of personality. According to some sociologists, the development of personality and the acquisition of culture are not different processes, but one and the same learning process. The studies carried out in 1937 by Linton, the social anthropologist, and Kardinar, the psychoanalyst,… Continue reading Role of Culture in the Development of Personality
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Heredity, Environment and Human Personality
In this article we will discuss about the studies and experiments to ascertain the influence of heredity and environment on human personality. 1. Studies in terms of Class or Occupational Studies: These studies show “that the groups with the higher social or intellectual ratings have produced more persons of genius or distinction”. One such study… Continue reading Heredity, Environment and Human Personality
The Division of Labour in Society
In this article we will discuss about the division of labour in society. One of the striking features of modern industrial economy is the complex division of labour. The complex nature of division of labour was brought out very dramatically by Adam Smith as late as 1776 when he described the production of a very… Continue reading The Division of Labour in Society