Periodically, various news-magazine shows do stories on various types of discrimination. For instance, hidden cameras are used to show how blacks are treated differently than whites when shopping in department stores or trying to rent apartments, or to demonstrate how difficult it is for an overweight or unattractive person to get a job or a date when compared with a thinner, more attractive counterpart. Discuss how biological factors such as skin color, weight, and looks might affect personality through these environmental influences. How does this relate to environmental influences initiated by temperament? The book for my class is: Friedman, Howard S., and Miriam W. Schustack. Personality: classic theories and modern research. 5th Edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999. Print. It is not required that we quote things, but please use the book to base your answers from and if you do need to quote something.
