The effect of the immediate environment (s) in the creation of the human personality (character, behavior and decision making) as it is evolving with time

Here, we are exploring the effect of the immediate environment on the creation of the human character, behavior and decision making. By immediate environment we mean parents, school, friends, working environment(s), etc., but not heredity (genes). The study will examine the development of an individual over  the first five to fifteen years of his/her life which we believe are the most important years that influence the individual for the rest of his/her life. This subject is a very complex one (it involves several fields), and has been the subject of research for long time. However, some of us in FKW, we are interested to have a fresh spherical view of the subject, and explore it using our own ideas. This study will be the foundation for the creation of a course to be taught at three different levels: secondary school, high school, and university level as described below.

By immediate environment we mean parents, cultures, traditions, ethnic history, religion, school, friends, working systems, etc., but not heredity. Although several studies have been made about this topic, we are interested  to have a fresh look and present a quantitative approach on this important topic.

To start with, we recommend the following  books:

1. The Bible

2. On the Origin of Species. By C. Darwin

3 The Republic. By PLATO

4. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. By Stephen R. Covey

5. Sapiens. By Y. Harari