Martin Luther King Jr. Influences of Heredity and Family

Influence of Environment

Role of Social Support Systems

Theoretical Approach Explaining Individual's Behaviors and Achievements

Life Span Development and Personality

The history of world is full of examples of personalities who belonged to humble surroundings but emerged to change the fate of nation. There have been uncountable instances when a person breaks centuries' old accepted customs and makes a new way to follow for all the ones around him. It is important to discuss what gives him the courage to disregard the old traditions and make his own way. Clearly, there is a vision which does not let a person stay contented with present circumstances and forces him to do something new and good to the people. Vision is the product of development psychology and this paper is about development psychology in which the concepts are applied on the personality of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The paper explains how he went through various stages of psychological development and the forces which had the greatest influence over his personality.

Introduction to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Negro leader of 20th century (Stobaugh, 2012, p. 314). He fought for the rights of colored people of America and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (Walker and Armstrong, 2008). It is important to mention that Martin got this Prize at the age of 35 years and at that time; he was the youngest Nobel Prize...

He was the one who gave his race the vision of liberty by his unforgettable speech stating I have a dream (Echols, 2004). It was because of his endless and dedicated efforts that rights of Negros were recognized in America. Martin had a sad death. The peace lover was assassinated right at the day when he was about to lead a protest with city garbage collectors. His love for humanity and ambition for freedom will always be remembered in the political history of America and Negros. He was a human rights icon and won freedom all over the world.
Influences of Heredity and Family

The review of early life of Martin highlights that he belonged to a religious family and was brought up on the same lines. His father and grandfather were pastors and he adopted the same line with zeal and zest (Hornsby, 2004). He considered his position as a source of winning people's hearts. As he came across many people during his service at church, he realized that African-Americans were unhappy about their political status but were forced to stay silent. Martin had deep love for his people and he was passionate about the rights of his race as well. He found his position a platform to fight for his people and the position was further strengthened by his family associations with the church. People trusted him for his services at church and respected him for the feelings he had for his race.

Influence of Environment

Though Martin was a son of pastor, he was equipped with necessary qualification in the modern schools…