Culture Up The Identity And Personality Of An Individual

Parenting Styles Jacqueline Bonner February 04, 2015 Argosy Culture makes up the identity and personality of an individual. Every individual has their own culture implanted in them from the community in which they live, the family in which they grew up and the personal identity people have given them in the overall society. The individual’s personal views, aspects of reasoning and judgment and their general logical thinking as an individual are affected significantly by their culture. In this aspect, the entire well-being of a person depends greatly on his or her culture. Becoming aware of how your actions and cultural beliefs affect you is important. We must assess ourselves regularly because an action or a†¦show more content†¦Individuals who are raised in a certain culture share certain values and assumptions. That does not mean they all share the same values to the same magnitude, nor does it mean that most of them, most of the time, agree with each other s ideas about what is correct and incorrect, wanted and unwanted, and so on. They generally agree with each other s assumptions about human nature, social relationships, and so on. . African Americans, Mexicans, Caucasians and Latinos have different beliefs, values and parenting styles when it comes to raising their children. Mexican families are closer and more united than American families. In Latino families, parental authority is extremely respected and valued and this authority is perceived as an expression of parental love. Children in Latino families are expected to follow their parents’ rules without question and to be respectful (Bain, 2006). Latino parents are commonly seen as strict with a high degree of control over their children. The parenting style is even more strictly carried out in inner city families, where the parents use even more control and encourage obedience from their children as compared to African-American parents (Florsheim,Tolan Gorman-Smith, 1996). One of the main intentions in Latino parenting is to learn social skills which include respect for authority and social relatedness. Mexican parents play a vital