BIRTH ORDER & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Birth Order & Social Development

Abstract

We can define birth order as the rank of a person by his age amongst his or her siblings. Experts have shown their belief that Birth order can have a heavy and persistent effect on cognitive development of a person. There are numerous variables in the birth order that affect the child, which includes the gap between two children, sex of the siblings, etc. The birth order amongst a set of children can have a substantial impact on the personality of a child and his or her relationship with his or her parents. Amongst the number of researches conducted on birth order, Burton had concluded that the difference between siblings was not large enough, and the birth order did not have an effect on the IQ of a child. However, the birth order had a positive impact for smaller children, as they were more likely to get involved in extra-curricular activities, as compared to older children in the family.

Table of Contents

Introduction1

The Concept Of Birth Order1

Birth Order And Personality3

The Parents' Relationship5

Is the gender difference?5

The Number Also Influences6

Effect Of Birth Order On Academic Achievement6

Impact on personality9

Orientation Towards Studies9

Communication skills10

Academic Career10

Cognitive Strength11

Interpersonal skills11

Conclusion12

Birth Order & Social Development



Introduction

Interest in birth order and family size effect on academic achievement are increasing as a result of the popularity of tracing one's family roots. Genealogy, in recent years, has become very popular among certain groups of individuals, but that popularity takes a different form in the American Indian communities. Often amazed that many children born of the same parents and raised in the same environment then reveal very different attitudes and characters, perhaps opposite, as fate will then in life. One can be a slacker, a 'no good', while the other, on the contrary, a person who as a child showed a great sense of responsibility, the pleasure of doing things and to achieve stated. Why is an introverted, shy, afraid of everything and instead the other is someone full of enthusiasm, vitality and initiatives? Why you are so sure of him and the other hand shows full of doubts, uncertainties, always eager for approval? In this paper, we will analyze the concept of birth order. Furthermore, we will analyze the impact of birth order on the development of the child, and other aspects of the child's life (Adler, 1958).

The Concept Of Birth Order

According to Alfred Adler, children in the same family share common aspects, but their psychological situation differs from that of others because of the order of their succession. Adler mentions that there has often been some misunderstanding of his custom of classifying according to position in the family. He says that it is not the child's number in order of births which influences his or her character, but instead it is the situation in which an individual opens his eyes and how the individual interprets it (Manaster & Corsini, 1982).

Adler believed the first born or oldest child generally receives a great deal ...