Proposal Saadeddine Essay
Faissal Saadeddine
The Childhood Experience
As human beings, we are constantly engaged in interactions with one another. Such interactions create a relationship between two or more individuals. However, many people experience a single or series of events in their childhood that directly strains their ability to form genuine friendships. Constant change of homes, denied acceptance in student bodies, as well as persistent parent interference in a child’s social life will ultimately hinder a person’s performance to form genuine friendships.
Generally, people who move around constantly from one place to another find it more difficult to establish and maintain stable friendships. On the other hand, children will experience much …show more content…
A child may be denied acceptance into a “clan” of students simply because of physical appearance, personal interests or behavior. Children will constantly attempt to gain acceptance in a specific group of kids and may do whatever it takes to fulfill that need, as Harris (2001) suggested, “A kid might yield to his mother and put on a jacket, but if the other kids aren’t wearing jackets, off it comes the moment he’s out the door” (p. 39). Children will reattempt and may do what “they think it takes – to win the respect of their peers” (Harris, 2001, p. 39). However, imitating other children behaviors will not always guarantee acceptance. A child may still be ignored and picked on however much he tries, and in some cases may cause extreme self-consciousness and insecurity. As a result, a child may only attempt to form friendships with children whom are also rejected, or whom are of the same race and share the same interests as Harris (2001) suggested, “Kids who are rejected by the desirable peer groups of their high school will often get together and form their own group”. It is very hard to reverse a person’s insecurities, especially when they are older. This utterly confines a person’s ability to form genuine friendships as his or her range of people becomes increasingly
The Childhood Experience
As human beings, we are constantly engaged in interactions with one another. Such interactions create a relationship between two or more individuals. However, many people experience a single or series of events in their childhood that directly strains their ability to form genuine friendships. Constant change of homes, denied acceptance in student bodies, as well as persistent parent interference in a child’s social life will ultimately hinder a person’s performance to form genuine friendships.
Generally, people who move around constantly from one place to another find it more difficult to establish and maintain stable friendships. On the other hand, children will experience much …show more content…
A child may be denied acceptance into a “clan” of students simply because of physical appearance, personal interests or behavior. Children will constantly attempt to gain acceptance in a specific group of kids and may do whatever it takes to fulfill that need, as Harris (2001) suggested, “A kid might yield to his mother and put on a jacket, but if the other kids aren’t wearing jackets, off it comes the moment he’s out the door” (p. 39). Children will reattempt and may do what “they think it takes – to win the respect of their peers” (Harris, 2001, p. 39). However, imitating other children behaviors will not always guarantee acceptance. A child may still be ignored and picked on however much he tries, and in some cases may cause extreme self-consciousness and insecurity. As a result, a child may only attempt to form friendships with children whom are also rejected, or whom are of the same race and share the same interests as Harris (2001) suggested, “Kids who are rejected by the desirable peer groups of their high school will often get together and form their own group”. It is very hard to reverse a person’s insecurities, especially when they are older. This utterly confines a person’s ability to form genuine friendships as his or her range of people becomes increasingly