Where a person grows up plays a huge roll in how they interact with people and respond to certain situations. In Part II of Outliers Gladwell talks about the effects their growing up. One case he brought up was the Harlen, Kentucky bloodbath. He what he tries to explain is why it happened.
"'culture of honor.' Cultures of honor tend to take root in highlands and other marginally fertile areas, such as Sicily or the mountainous Basque regions of Spain." The people their often are herders and have to defend them from theft, lest their reputation is ruined.
When I think about it, it make a lot of sense; both in the people from their and why they are the way they are. They are dependent only on themselves and take pride in their work. People I’ve met who are from “down south” nine times out of ten have rather nasty tempers when insulted and “boil over” quite easily. So I can safely say from my experiences that a certain areas of people have similar tempers and way they react to certain situations.
“In the 1990’s, two psychologist at the University of Michigan- Dov Choen and Richard Nisbett- decided to conduct an experiment on the culture of honor.” They wanted to know if there were remnants of that culture of honor that was in Harlan was still around today. They experiment was interesting to read about to say the least. When all was said and done they found that the southerners that were insulted were more likely to have violent responses to the test questions than the northerners. The northerners were more likely to laugh it off as a joke when they were given the insult, asshole. What was really amazing is they were getting these volatile responses from the sons of business executives. That the crazy part. It made a lot of sense. Our parents learned from their parents how to react and act and their parents learned from their parents. So it would be safe assume that a culture like that would be passed on though generations, if there is anyone left to still pass it on that is.
Now on to the boring…er…fun stuff that gets me my grade:
A question posed by Sachary Zpahr was, why does coming from a wealth increase your chances of being successful?
Besides the obvious, it makes a huge difference in how a person raise, thus changing how they interact with their world. People that come from upper-class family often are more accretive, than those from lower-class families. It is how they are raised that is the gift that was given to them, take hold of and take them skyward.
A.M.K
"'culture of honor.' Cultures of honor tend to take root in highlands and other marginally fertile areas, such as Sicily or the mountainous Basque regions of Spain." The people their often are herders and have to defend them from theft, lest their reputation is ruined.
When I think about it, it make a lot of sense; both in the people from their and why they are the way they are. They are dependent only on themselves and take pride in their work. People I’ve met who are from “down south” nine times out of ten have rather nasty tempers when insulted and “boil over” quite easily. So I can safely say from my experiences that a certain areas of people have similar tempers and way they react to certain situations.
“In the 1990’s, two psychologist at the University of Michigan- Dov Choen and Richard Nisbett- decided to conduct an experiment on the culture of honor.” They wanted to know if there were remnants of that culture of honor that was in Harlan was still around today. They experiment was interesting to read about to say the least. When all was said and done they found that the southerners that were insulted were more likely to have violent responses to the test questions than the northerners. The northerners were more likely to laugh it off as a joke when they were given the insult, asshole. What was really amazing is they were getting these volatile responses from the sons of business executives. That the crazy part. It made a lot of sense. Our parents learned from their parents how to react and act and their parents learned from their parents. So it would be safe assume that a culture like that would be passed on though generations, if there is anyone left to still pass it on that is.
Now on to the boring…er…fun stuff that gets me my grade:
A question posed by Sachary Zpahr was, why does coming from a wealth increase your chances of being successful?
Besides the obvious, it makes a huge difference in how a person raise, thus changing how they interact with their world. People that come from upper-class family often are more accretive, than those from lower-class families. It is how they are raised that is the gift that was given to them, take hold of and take them skyward.
A.M.K
I agree that coming from a higher position does make you more likely to succeed, but I don't think it is the determinate. I feel strongly that success is what we determine it to be. Sure, it may be easier for one to succeed if they start out with certain characteristics or situations, but that doesn't mean the rest of us can throw our hands up and be done. If you are determined enough, you can be successful. It might take more work, in fact, it likely will. My message to all those out there who aren't born rich: Don't give up!
ReplyDeleteI don't believe that coming from an upper-class family is a gift. In fact, I think it's a curse. You see, you need motivation to succeed. If you don't have a reson to play sports, would you do it? No, it wouldn't feel productive to you. Considering that an upper-class family is usually already amidst success, the children may get the feeling that they don't need to strive for it, since they already have it. The families in poverty, however, have their children wanting to succeed and get into a richer life. They feel they have to get themselves known, and to do that, they would have to work hard in order to succeed.
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