ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews different types of learning, especially social learning in and outside the family, and its particular contribution to the development of aggression. It considers the influences of social class and the wider culture on personality, and the historic shifts in family life and culture that have taken place over time. The chapter describes that some features of family life will be mentioned to set beside the varieties of family relationships in different parts of the world and in different historical epochs. It also reviews how children learn the attitudes and behaviour of their family, their immediate social environment, and their culture. Most parents bring up their children according to their inner convictions and beliefs, and they view the children's lack of early conformity as a sign of immaturity rather than as cause for concern. The behavioural counterparts of childhood identifications within the family have as yet been incompletely studied.
