Thursday, May 14, 2009

Food for Thought

Eight personality roles in large families develop to help create a meaningful position. These include:

The responsible sib
The popular, well-liked, sociable sib
The socially ambitious sib
The studious sib
The self-centered, isolated sib
The irresponsible sib
The sick sib
The spoiled sib

The Sociology of Child Development
Bossard & Ball (1960)

3 comments:

  1. So funny. I loved trying to figure out which description belonged to which one of you!

    I am super excited for your blog and can't wait to read it each day or however often you post.

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  2. I am trying to figure out my sisters and I on this list!
    I love this blog. I can't wait for pictures to get put up.

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  3. What a great idea for a blog! YAY! And I have no idea who's who on this list in my family.. Hmm.

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