Historic Figure or Famous Character

Historic Figure or Famous Character

Introduction

Bill Gates was born in Seattle, Washington to William H. Gates, Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates. His parent's origin is German, English and Scots-Irish. His mother was a professional mother who not only worked as a housewife but also served as a board of directors for United Way and First Interstate BancSystem. On contrary, his father was a lawyer. As his father was a lawyer, he also wanted to see his son become a lawyer too and help him in succeeding his career. Therefore, his parents had a law career for him in their mind. Gates, in his childhood, attended preparatory school at the age of 13 and studied in Lakeside School. Gates was also very fond of reading books and referring to various books from encyclopedia and libraries (Paterson, 2000). From this stage, Gates started showing his interest in programming such as GE system in BASIC and used to find excuses from math classes so he can utilize his time in his own interest. This was reflected in him throughout his life and thus made him the IT master in the world.

The paper comprises of various development theories on the basis of which Bill Gates gone through different stages of development throughtout his life. These theories include: Erikson psychosocial stages of development, Modernization theory and attachment theory.

Development Theories

Attachment Theory

Children who are securely attached to their parents, the neighbor with confidence, is easier to empathize with his / her feelings and compassion respond to his needs and pain. Empathy (empathic compassion ') is then conducive to acquiring of moral qualities, such as pro-social attitudes, respect for people, care and justice.

Many parents are convinced that a responsive, consistent attitude to the social development of the child benefit and thus laid the foundations for the development of a balanced and moral personality. The study of these relationships, confirms that a secure attachment and empathy correlate, and also shows a link between empathy and pro-social action. But these relationships prove time and again less than expected (Peet and Hartwick, 1999). In case of Bill Gates, his mother was a professional mother who not only worked as a housewife but also served as a board of directors for United Way and First Interstate BancSystem. On contrary, his father was a lawyer. As successful parents, they want to see their son to achieve great success in his career. Bill Gates attachment with his parents led him to establish a technology company which can contribute to his career life and US economy. his close attachment with his mother and closeness with his family, he intended to work on his self identity and develop his career with his creative ideas and innovations. Bill was a insatiable reader by spending hours reading books like encyclopedia. His parents were proud of his academic success as he did well in all his subjects in school. But his behavior seemed to be different than others.

Modernization theory

Modernization theory is based on technological ...