Asked by jeff
Outline 1.introduction: focus on birth order/personality traits a.grab readers attention b.Evaluation thesis although socialization contributes greatly to emotional maturity, inmate influences and predetermined factors has shape personality development. 2.body paragraph: a.define birth order (reparative) b.back ground, on Dr. Alfred Adler c.summary of our article” first born and later born” 1.back ground on sullaway: current position: Visiting Scholar, Institute of Personality and Social Research; and Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley Graduate Education: 1970-1978, Harvard University, Postdoctoral 2.Darwin” is it genetic or is it taught 3.his main findings (Sullway’s according to Cowley) a.birth order exists 3. Evaluation of criteria: a.according to research (that birth order is valid) 1. Oldest: perfectionist, reliable, conscientious, list-makers, well-organized, critical, serious, scholarly; achiever, self-sacrificing, people-pleaser, conservative, supporter of law and order, believer in authority and ritual, legalistic, loyal, and self-reliant. 2. MIDDLE CHILD: characteristics may include being a mediator or one who avoids conflict, being independent and extremely loyal to a peer group, and frequently being the child in the family who gets “lost.” This child may be shy and quiet or friendly and outgoing, impatient and easily frustrated or laid back, taking life in stride. A middle-born may be very competitive or very easygoing, the family “black sheep” or the peacemaker.1 3. YOUNGEST: characteristic of the last-born is that he is more carefree and vivacious. There is also another mainstream of qualities in most last-born. Besides being charming, outgoing, affectionate, and uncomplicated, they can also be rebellious, Critical, temperamental, spoiled, impatient, and impetuous—the “dark side” of the last-born. Last-born carry the curse of not being taken seriously, first by their families and then by the world. 4.ONLY CHILD: perfectionist, reliable, conscientious, well-organized, critical, serious, scholarly, cautious, conservative—adds the word super. He may become very critical, cold-blooded, and objective, never tolerating mistakes or failure on his part or on the part of others. Or she may become everybody’s rescuer, the one who agonizes over the problems of others and always wants to move in, take over, and solve everything. Discouraged perfectionists are usually very structured people who hold very high expectations for themselves and others. 2. Value judgment about each set of criteria (oldest youngest, etc) 3. Overall birth order and its influence on personality traits seems to be legitimate, innately, but there are too many variables for the birth order theory to be completely validated 3. (Subjective) value judgment. 4. Response: A. over all topics B. personal examples C. critique D. nature/nurture E. culture, gender, religion, sex etc 5. Conclude: A. causes/ consequence. B. benefits/whom/how and why? C. accurate? May be only to an extent? Other factors D. personality development