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role of society for development of individuals personality
The Self is a concept which is both hard to define and challenging to understand. Differing view points have been made through the ages, especially with the development of phenomenological psychology. Influential psychologist such as Rogers, Mead, Cooley and James would argue that yes, there is a self, and it is of quintessential value to understanding the behaviour of the individual. Furthermore, we find that the self is made up of not just the essence of that which makes us all unique, but a collective contribution from his social surroundings.
The most definite structural condition necessary for the development of adolescence is in the nature of the division of labor existing in the particular society. This division is based on the type of technology and economic system that is predominate at that time. It is within this division of labor that the "prime condition for adolescence consists of the discontinuity of socialization between the status of the child and the status of the adult" (Sebald 502). Since society is divided into upper class, middle class, and lower class, adolescents come from different types of backgrounds and educations. They also hold different positions in society based on their jobs since certain businesses and stores have specific requirements that employees have to meet.
While some have the responsibiliy of a job, they may do so for different reasons. Since the "heterogeneous population of Pakistanproduces diverse environments with distinctly different life conditions which have corresponding impact on the adolescents' lives"someone who comes from a working class family may have different experiences than someone who is wealthy.
The person who is wealthier may work for a parent's business, go on to college and earn their degree after graduating high school while others may go directly to work or parenthood. They have the same worries and...
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