You will prepare and submit a term paper on The Role of Positive Emotions in Positive Psychology. Your paper should be a minimum of 1250 words in length.

You will prepare and submit a term paper on The Role of Positive Emotions in Positive Psychology. Your paper should be a minimum of 1250 words in length. Culture is the shared values, beliefs, morals, arts, and customs that are passed over from one generation to another. Right from infancy, culture plays a significant role in human development. When a baby is born, the birth is culturally celebrated with joy and the child welcomed into society with great pampering. Most cultures require the community to give attention to the baby at this stage of development. This influences the baby’s development in that he or she will develop a sense of belonging and trust in the people around (Maria and Deise, 2012).

In early childhood, culture expects younger children to start practicing some roles that are fit for that stage of life (Maria and Deise, 2012). For instance, a child at three years can be sent to bring something or to accomplish simple tasks. This affects the development of this child because it instills a sense of responsibility at such a tender age.

At puberty, there exists a range of initiation practices to mark this transition to adulthood. The circumcision ceremonies are an example. During circumcision, the candidates are not expected to complain or cry. This played a crucial role in that it instilled bravery and endurance in the face of difficulties (Inglehart and Norris, 2003). Candidates are expected to have undergone molding into brave adults.

In addition, initiation ceremonies also mark the separation of individuals from their parents (Maria and Deise, 2012). This is an indication to the elders that the youths have become grown-ups and independent. Therefore, growing up indicates that they can fend and take care of themselves at this stage of development. This stage also involves gaining autonomy by the initiated individuals.

Culture also plays a role in conduct management across all stages of development. There are certain codes of conduct that are expected in every individual depending on the person’s developmental stage. Indiscipline is in most cases punishable by culture (Maria and Deise, 2012). This ensures that one behaves normally in line with the developmental stage. For example, an adult is allowed to marry, whereas children are expected to remain under their parents’ care not marrying.