Birth Order And Individualistic Personalities

There are a lot of factors that help determine what kind of person we are. From how we are raised, what culture we are from, and even our genes past down from our parents can be a contributing factor in our personality. In writing this I hope to find out more about myself by looking at myself through a psychological lens in order to analyze my personality better. When I was born I was the baby of the family. So like most kids who are the youngest in my family I was often the most coddled by my parents and my grandmother. I believe that this was one of the reasons why I was kind of spoiled, and was not very self-reliant like many children who are the youngest in their families. However, many psychologist know that while birth order does have an effect on personality, they don’t know by how much. One article called “Is Birth Order Destiny” by Susan Krauss Whitbourne from Psychology Today.com confirms this by saying that much of the idea of birth order effects almost all of the children’s personality is little more …show more content…
America is a very individualistic culture that values personal goals and achievements’ over a group mentality that is often seen in collectivist cultures. I feel that my own individualistic personality may have been influenced by the culture I live in. Ever since I hit my teens I had the feeling like I have to do everything on my own if possible by lifting myself with my own boot straps as they say. While I would still ask for help if I really need it I still think prefer to figure it out on my own because, I feel that you grow more as a person by doing so. This is not just me, many people are influenced by the culture they live in. In the article “How Important Is Culture in Shaping Our Behavior?” by David Vognar goes deeper in this subject matter by explaining that “Culture shapes us, but many events mold culture and we shape these just as