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A Culture of Personality:

And it's effects on personality types.

A Quick Personality Test:

The Power of Introverts

When you are out with a group of friends how much of the talking do you usually do?

When it comes to expressing yourself do you...

What are you like when you have to meet a new group of people?

a.) Hardly any at all

b.) A little less than most

c.) Quite a lot

d.) Almost all

Which set of words best describes you?

If you are in the middle of something important and the phone rings, how do you usually react? Do you...

a.) Hold back more, listening to others before speaking?

b.) Think before you speak?

c.) Think out loud?

d.) Use your hands and facial expressions a lot?

With the society focused on pushing extroversion as the ideal, the power of introverts in society is being overlooked.

Results:

a.) You stick with people you have met before

b.) You spend your time thinking about how to keep the conversation going

c.) You aim to mingle with as many new people as possible

d.) You just go out and have fun

a.) Cautious, thoughtful, and loyal

b.) Inquisitive, independent, and contained

c.)Lively, enthusiastic, and energetic

d.) Expressive, talkative, and friendly

a.) Ignore the phone, or let the machine/voicemail pick up?

b.) Take the call, but deal with it as quickly as possible?

c.) Answer it, as you welcome the chance to talk to someone, but keep it brief?

d.) Answer the phone enthusiastically and be up for a long conversation?

If you answered more (a)s and (b)s, you're more likely an introvert

If you answered more (c)s and (d)s, you're more likely an extrovert

Important Introverts in Society:

- Albert Einstein

- Steve Wozniak

- Eleanor Roosevelt

- Rosa Parks

-Gandhi

All these individuals have had huge impacts on our society.

Neither introverts or extroverts are more important to society than the other. However our society is set up in a way that better fits the latter.

Both types of personalities are crucial to society.

The Cultural Ideal

The Shift in Culture

From a Culture of Character to a Culture of Personality

The trend in teamwork and collaboration in society is geared towards extroverts.

In Schools:

Between the 19th and 20th centuries our cultural ideals shifted as urbanization occurred.

-In the 18th and 19th centuries, people lived and worked together for their whole lives.

- Focused on how one behaved in private versus the impression an individual made in public.

-In the 20th century more than one third of Americans lived in cities.

-People were working with strangers, not neighbors, so good public impressions became a priority.

In the Workplace:

From a very young age- children are pushed to work in groups.

In many elementary schools, students' desks are arranged into groups to encourage kids to work together.

In high school and college, students are encouraged and pushed to get involved. Some teachers even take points on participation.

The "New Groupthink"- a concept defined as a social trend that values teamwork above all else.

Many corporations have organized workforces into teams and switched to open-office floor plans.

Culture of Personality

Problems of Group Work:

Conformity Stifles the Individual:

- "social loafing": in groups, some people tend to sit back and let others do the work

-"production blocking": since only one individual can talk and present ideas at a time, other people must sit back and wait.

-"evaluation apprehension": the fear of looking stupid in front of one's peers.

Take the Asch experiment for example:

In the beginning 95% of the students answered the questions correctly.

However, when one individual began to confidently give the incorrect answer only 25% of the students got the answer right.

The results of the study showed people's willingness to go

along with the group, even if they know it's wrong.

Group work benefits the extroverts- the ones who can get their ideas heard in a way that their peers will accept it.

The confidence of the wrong answer was a big factor- going back to the concept of "evaluation apprehension"

People who captivate others

i.e. movie stars and celebrities

Attributes:

Culture of Character

dominant

fascinating

magnetic

attractive

forceful

People who value honor, integrity,

and modesty

i.e. Abraham Lincoln

Attributes:

glowing

energetic

70% of today's employees work in open- office floor plans.

This means constant exposure to a social environment.

This environment is geared towards extroverts: the individuals that benefit from the presence of people.

-Not the introverts that need private time to think.

stunning

duty

morals

citizenship

integrity

work

reputation

manners

honor

In this shift from character to personality

The personality types valued in society have changed...

Instead of valuing great ideas and content, society values the way the ideas are delivered.

Society is focused on the extrovert- as author Susan Cain puts it, "society has a cultural bias towards extroverts."

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