Modest, classy and respectable versus wild and crazy lifestyles?

Question

Why do some have the former and not the latter and vice versa?

Just wondering if these behavioral natures are genetic or influenced by culture, upbringing, socialization, etc., or maybe a combination of both.

Your thoughts?

Answer 1

I'm thinking both. We are born with our individual personality traits that are certainly effected by genetics. However, it is our circumstances and life experiences that influence our lifestyle decisions. Our personality traits will point us toward a certain group of friends with a certain lifestyle, and the sum of our experiences creates the person, lifestyle, and decisions that we are and make every day.

Answer 2

I seriously treasure my alone time, that's why I don't think I'll ever be a party person. I love people, but I'm also a no drugs/no drinks person so I might not fare well at a club where everyone's drinking or under the influence of some other substance.

I'm still 17 so I have no clue but most people would call me "classy and respectable" as opposed to "wild and crazy," but if you really knew me (my sister, my closest friends) they'd find that I am really fun-loving, and even crazy sometimes. I once did my hair up afro-style (which was crazy because my hair is straight, and I used a lot of hairspray and ratted my hair.) Then I just wore my sparkly unicorn shirt, my knee-high tube socks (with to pink stripes,) ripped up denim shorts, bright pink Vans high-tops, slap bracelet, jelly bracelets, maternity shirt, etc. etc. I mean this all came from the "regular" wardrobe. But then again, I am an artist (oil painter, sculptor, photographer - black and white, print my stuff myself in a dark room, figure drawer, and creative writer.) I fit in perfectly when I visit art schools, haha.

I don't think this is very genetic because both my parents are more the "popular" type, probably more regular fun-loving than I am. I am a "loser" loud and proud, treasure my alone time, an artist...totally different from my parents.

I was brought up however in a household with very few times when I could "go out." I never cared because I wanted to stay in, but my mom would probably never let me go out at night. I go everywhere with my parents (except for like...the grocery store, scool, and camp.) I don't think my mom really encouraged playdates, either, because they were a hassle for her.

Anyway there was a study showing the American teens brains functioned differently than children and adults brains, but in other cultures where there was no word for "teenager," they had the same brain as adults. This was because although teenagers are isolated by themselves in America, in other countries teenagers are just put into groups of adults and perform the same tasks as adults. Interesting, right?

Answer 3

I say a good mixture of both. I was raised in the well to do, classy lifestyle. When I joined the military it went directly to wild & crazy for about five years. Then I tried to handle a mix of the two and that was just confusing. Now I am just modest and conservative.
Back to the question though. I believe that you are influenced mostly (80%) by your peers while still retaining some of your upbringing.

Answer 4

I have to say the combination of both. I can be all things, Classy very modest and respectable by day while working, but once I clock out, I am wild and crazy with a little road rage if someone pisses me off. Then at home with my honey I get even wilder. I was influenced and from socializing that got me into my wilder side.

Answer 5

I am a recently retired teacher and I've seen many a kid. I think there is a lot to nature which means they have a ton of genetic programming in them and I think they are influenced by their surroundings but if you study prison populations and identical twin studies, those who were separated early in life, it is uncanny how much they do exactly the same. The only component I see different now is if a good kid with good genetics gets on drugs, anything can happen The street drugs today are ugly

Answer 6

It all depends upon the type of person you are and this is influenced by your upbringing as a child...although, there are a lot of people who were raised one way and live their lives another so this answer cannot be set in stone.

I believe the life you live is the life you choose to live (for whatever reason) and your personal morality dictates how you will spend your life.

But in Lindsay or Britney's case, it's just a matter of being too stupid.

Answer 7

Yo Sport
The choices that we make -- make our lives what they become !! And, choices, for any individual, are made because of many influences and elements !!
One must be extremely careful that the choices that they make in creating a life for themselves does not place them so deeply entrenched into a particular "thing" that that thing starts controlling THEM !! And, the farther to the edges of the social "norms" that an individual chooses to wander toward -- the more the chance that they will come to MAJOR problems in finding their way back !!
In this "combination" factor that you have introduced herein -- there are FAR more influences and elements that make input into people's behavioral choices --- and the outcomes are as multiple as the people viewed !! You have every single "combination" imaginable !! Individuals who have been raised in extremely straight-laced, traditional homes --opting for renegade lifestyles ------- people coming out of extreme poverty rising to unbelievable heights in business and finance --- people from "social elite" families opting to live as bums and wanderers !!! The list extends from here to eternity !!!

Answer 8

I have a lot of all the qualities you mentioned.

It has a lot to do with a person's upbringing and beliefs.

For me, the first three have been a self discipline technique and the last two are just a way of cutting loose.

Answer 9

your lifestyle in that matters has nothing to do with genetics, 75% of people's behavior is determined by enviroment, so if you have been raised on an specific type of lifestyle, you´d follow it, but not in 100% of cases do, other thing that comes with enviroment too, is experiences, if you were raised on a struggling home, didn't have luxurious furniture, etc. is very possible that you'd set your mind on "to have whatever you never had" i guess that's what happenned to J.LO but she has extralimited too far!

Answer 10

Mainly personal choice by the person themselves.