Birth Order Personality
In comparison to all my friends families growing up my family is large. Most families had three children, maybe four maximum and we had six. In the birth order of my sibling I’m the second to youngest. Does that make me have the qualities associated with the youngest child, or am I just an awkward in-between along with Sean (the third) and Adria (the fourth)? When trying to match the typical first, second, and third child personalities to my own family the lines seem to blur on who the middle child is because there is an even amount of us. Being that the typical personality traits are set for usually three children results could be different when more siblings are applied. For example, would the oldest child personality traits become stronger
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Ashley Montagu She writes about her past education and previous studies that have been done on the topic. She begins by stating that when taken alone the sex order of birth tells nothing about personality but should be carefully considered as a single factor. The then describes the case of a growing family and how personality throughout the first born and later borns adapt to new additions within the family. The first born of the family was alone for three years until a new baby arrived and the first child showed an “appreciable outcropping of jealous behavior”. As the younger brother grew his natural kind and generous behavior was effected by the way his older brother treated him. He slowly stated to become more jealous and defensive like his older brother. Had the younger brother been born a girl the older brother’s disposition to the new addition hay have been different. A third child was eventually born into the family, this time a girl. Her personality was also effected by the brother’s rivalry, and in result she adopted many of their traits. It is also important to note that the parents of these three children promote free expression of hostility toward themselves and aggressive responses among the children are not usually suppressed. Montagu begins to close out her article with the conclusion that sex order of birth in which children stand is a relationship of importance in the development of the
Ashley Montagu She writes about her past education and previous studies that have been done on the topic. She begins by stating that when taken alone the sex order of birth tells nothing about personality but should be carefully considered as a single factor. The then describes the case of a growing family and how personality throughout the first born and later borns adapt to new additions within the family. The first born of the family was alone for three years until a new baby arrived and the first child showed an “appreciable outcropping of jealous behavior”. As the younger brother grew his natural kind and generous behavior was effected by the way his older brother treated him. He slowly stated to become more jealous and defensive like his older brother. Had the younger brother been born a girl the older brother’s disposition to the new addition hay have been different. A third child was eventually born into the family, this time a girl. Her personality was also effected by the brother’s rivalry, and in result she adopted many of their traits. It is also important to note that the parents of these three children promote free expression of hostility toward themselves and aggressive responses among the children are not usually suppressed. Montagu begins to close out her article with the conclusion that sex order of birth in which children stand is a relationship of importance in the development of the