Desirable Attitudes

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Desirable attitudes

M ASIF KHAN
Attitude

 The Iceberg phenomena is also applicable on human beings.


 Attitudes are generally positive or negative views of a person, place, thing, or
event this is often referred to as the attitude object.
Nature of Attitude

 Attitudes have a subject-object relationship. It is related to specific objects,


persons, groups, institutions, values etc.
 Attitude are learned. They are not inherent or innate in individual. It depend on
the life training and circumstances.
 It is relatively enduring states of readiness. It helps us in making proper
responses.
 It helps in motivation.
 It is different according to stimuli.
 It ranges from strongly positive to strongly negative.
Development of Attitude

 Attitudes are leant and acquired through the following sources.


1. Integration of experiences: acquired from different experiences of different
people from different sources. Attitude of Hindus towards Muslims and vice
versa.
2. Differentiation of experiences: when new experiences are acquired they are
differentiated from the old acquired one and more specific attitude is formed.
Factors Influencing Attitude Formation

 Factors within the individual :


Physical growth and development: poor health, poor adjustment may develop
poor attitudes.
 Emotional Development:
Factors such as emotional maturity social adjustment, social approval etc.
 Social Development:
Factors such as Social interaction may create antisocial attitudes.
Cont…

 Ethical and Moral Development:


God is one or many. Concept of values and ideals.
 Factors in the Environment:
Home and Family: values and concepts in the family, attitude of the family
members. Faulty upbringing of the child unhealthy family relationship.
 Social environment. School, teachers, classmates, teaching methods, curriculum
and subjects etc. it also include religious groups, social clubs, mass media,
celebrities, advertisements, newspaper etc.
 With a Bad attitude you can never have a positive day. With a Positive attitude
you can never have a bad day.

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