Select a famous individual from the 20th or 21st century Conduct research concerning the background of your selected individual to determine what forces impacted his or her life from the viewpoint of developmental psychology.

From a young age Nelson Mandela was exposed to traditional values that were passed on by his parents (Mishra & Kananur, 2018). His father Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela had four wives at the same time and followed customs of polygamy common among Xhosa people during that era (Langa et al., 2019). Though he did not spend much time with him due to frequent travels but he expresses gratefulness towards his father’s teachings which inspired him throughout his life later on (Basson & Basson, 2015). Other members of extended family also played an important role in raising him up with traditional cultural practices which taught him respect for elders, sense of responsibility towards family members and commitment towards collective good over individual gains. These values offered great support for Nelson Mandela after he left home for higher studies abroad at England.