Susan Krauss Whitborne’s article, “That Elusive Birth Order Effect and What it Means for You”, explains that she does not beleive that a person’s birth order should determine his or her life achievements, importance, or ranking. She believes that myths should not be so readily accepted as the truth. Whitbourne wrote, “Psychology goes through periods of alternatively accepting and rejecting these myths.” (Whitbourne ll 3-4) According to Whitbourne, “Your actusl birth order need not have the same impact on you as the birth order you belive you have.” (Whitbourne ll 25-26) What does she mean by this? She wrote, “Your role in the family based on your age may not be the same as the role you have come to occupy.” (Whitbourne ll 28-29) Different variables play a part in a person’s “role” also. Illness, family size, and degree of separation between siblings are just some of many factors that can deviate actual birth order from psychological birth order.
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This stereotyping is what makes up much of the false ideas about birth order. The Adlerian school of thought tried to validate the theory, but, sadly, the researchers lacked the methods and tools to prove it
This stereotyping is what makes up much of the false ideas about birth order. The Adlerian school of thought tried to validate the theory, but, sadly, the researchers lacked the methods and tools to prove it