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Refuela John Eden Q. BSHM 2D
Refuela John Eden Q. BSHM 2D
Directions: In no more than five (5) sentences, answer the following questions. (2 items x 10 points)
A human mind and body are extremely adaptable to come under the influence of an environment that we
live in. Even though each person is different from others, we cannot deny the effects of community
influence on behavior of individuals. It is the era where we unknowingly fall into various traps and ignore
how society impacts on individual person. Community is considered as the major factor that effects once
behavior, where in most of the time it manipulates people’s opinions and behavior. Community commonly
referred to the way a person decides to a certain situation, or ideas, and actions to meet the demands of
the community, perceived authority, social role, or minority within a group wielding influence over the
majority.
2. How does culture help in generating the character and identity of its people? Explain and cite
some examples.
Culture influences the manner we learn, live and behaved. Because of this, many theories believe that
culture is an important shaper of our personality. One of the general assumptions asserting the effect of
culture to personality is that people who are born and bred in the same culture share common personality
traits. Character and identity are formed gradually in each and every individual since early childhood. Each
individual develops his/her character and identity from what they learn by observing their family and the
community around them. As they learn, they incorporate aspects of the culture into their own personality,
gradually forming their own set of values, emotions, rationality and behaviour.