Personality implies a person’s ability to be a representative of the social environment in an individual way of being.
A person is not born, they become
From birth, the child is endowed with individuality and originality. He immediately gets the experience of socialization - through his family, his inner circle. During this period, the psychological characteristics of his personality are manifested: temperament, intellectual inclinations, speech.
Individual inclinations are manifested in the type of social interactions and are further developed.
The most important period is school socialization. It is the school that is focused on the development of the personal principle in a person, his successful socialization upon reaching adulthood. Personality implies a person’s ability (this may be his individual talent) to express himself in a certain area of behavior or activity.
Psychological characteristics of personality
Human psychology has a great influence on the way it is realized in society. The technique of socialization and adaptation in society depends on his type of temperament and behavioral characteristics.
There is a direct relationship between the psychological portrait of a person and the type of social behavior. That is why many professions require the presence of certain psychological qualities in a person. Personality implies the ability of a person to optimally use his inclinations and personal uniqueness in social practice.
Social characteristics of personality
According to the external attributes and the actual positioning of a person in society, in accordance with the rights and obligations, the level of the social hierarchy that a person occupies, his status is manifested, and in the manner and form of interaction - a role in society.
Personality implies a person’s ability to act in several social roles.
A successful business woman, by status - leader, can simultaneously play the role of mother, wife. Social characteristics are also affected by belonging to different social institutions. Religion, nationality, geographical location of a person constitute the aggregate characteristic of a person.
Personality and Society
Not only society creates a personality. It implies a person’s ability to influence society and a strong personality. A large number of examples are known in history when the influence of prominent representatives of humanity determined the course of historical events.
An example of this is the famous commanders, politicians, well-known representatives of culture. It is no accident that mythology connects the appearance of cities with the names of people. The great philosophers who created the ideology - G.V.F. Hegel, K. Marx, F. Nietzsche - had a huge impact on the development of society.
Personality implies the ability of a person (social science devotes a special section to this) to form a social environment. As an example, the founders of well-known schools, trends, trends, knowledge systems in narrow professions can serve.
A modern example is Steve Jobs, the creator of the Apple brand and the legislator of the design and technical quality of products of this brand. This is a whole industrial empire, which had a strong influence on the development of technology.
Personality and society, therefore, are inextricably linked concepts. The quality of society forms a personality. A person can have a fundamental impact on society. The main thing in the process is their positive orientation.