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2.2.4
Practice:
Where Does Personality Come From?
Practice
Sociology
Points Possible:
30
Name: Nathaniel Goetomo
Date:
ASSIGNMENT
(5 points)
Answer the following questions about agents of socialization.
1. What social agents influence your personality? Describe three. (2 points)
2. Personality develops via many factors. You may remember that scientists Sigmund Freud
and George Herbert Mead studied how socialization affects personality development when a
person is young. Review their theories below and then explain in your own words how you
think personality develops. (3 points)

adjusted personality requires a balance
between the id (individual desires and
basic needs) and the superego (society's
needs). The balancing force is called
the ego .
children we take on the roles of others
through play. We learn how to behave in
the world by observing and mimicking
others.
I believe personality develops based on the environment we grow up in, and that means our
living and family situation. We look at other people and based on our beliefs and values we
determine if that is wrong or right along with society.
(10 points)
Interview two people about the social experiences that have shaped their personalities. Your
participants can be male or female and should be 12 years old or older.