Role Models ? Who Really Belongs On Your Pedestal?
impact does this have on you when you are also counting on the behaviors of others to create the standards by which you live?
The term role model first appeared in Robert K Merton’s socialization research of medical students. Merton hypothesized that individuals compare themselves with reference groups of people who occupy the social role to which the individual aspires. The term has passed into general use to mean any “person who serves as an example, whose behaviour is emulated by others”.
I do believe using various role models can provide a healthy influence when helping others (children or adults) as well as yourself with motivation, courage or confidence. However, what we should admire or promote should be greater than the public image of a role model.
What about values? When you begin helping children with the idea of having
