The Life Course Theory states that as humans we can have many trajectories on our path through life which can be affected in a number of ways. Firstly, our genetic makeup consisting of our hereditarily genes provide us with a launching pad for our lives and the trajectory in which we will follow (Benson, 2013). This starting point however can be affected by a multitude of other factors which begin immediately once we enter the world and interact with environments. One of these factors on an individuals trajectory is the family, which has a major influence on early behavioral patterns. Adolesence is just one stage in our life which an individual will have a varying trajectory through, others include high school years, parenting, and moving out of the parents house. Transitions, such as entrance, success and timing in these stages of life are pivotal in deciding ones success in a particular
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This change was affected in many ways when examining the big picture. Firstly, early in my life throughout the family college was expected and I knew no excuses could be made towards a possible failure to reach that goal. Thus, my family spent the money to send me to a private catholic school to prepare me for that particular trajectory. Without this initial focus and stress in my family life on the importance of attending college I probably would have had no motivation to be open to change and make a deliberate effort to transform. Likewise, if I had attended a normal public school the college conversation could have possibly never bee raised amongst my peers. Another factor is the discovery of my “hook’, and the question of weather or not I would have come across my opportunity for change. The focus of my new friend group on academics was instilled in them through their own parents and schooling, their own trajectory which they were born
This change was affected in many ways when examining the big picture. Firstly, early in my life throughout the family college was expected and I knew no excuses could be made towards a possible failure to reach that goal. Thus, my family spent the money to send me to a private catholic school to prepare me for that particular trajectory. Without this initial focus and stress in my family life on the importance of attending college I probably would have had no motivation to be open to change and make a deliberate effort to transform. Likewise, if I had attended a normal public school the college conversation could have possibly never bee raised amongst my peers. Another factor is the discovery of my “hook’, and the question of weather or not I would have come across my opportunity for change. The focus of my new friend group on academics was instilled in them through their own parents and schooling, their own trajectory which they were born