treated by parents and by society. Today‚ according to Santrock (2011)‚ the Western view of children holds that childhood is a highly eventful and unique period of life that is very different from the adult years. Certainly‚ it can be said that childhood is recognized as a special stage of development and is by no means an inconvenient waiting period during which adults have to experience the ineptness of children. Instead‚ again‚ as Santrock says‚ “We protect children from the stress and responsibilities
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Prevention of Juvenile Crime Juvenile crime is a legal behaviour for youth or juvenile involves themselves in crime. For example‚ youth violence‚ violence youth gangs‚ drugs-related offences‚ murder‚ rape and so on. In most of the country the age range for juvenile is eleven to eighteen years old. Youth who committed in crime within this age range is consider as Juvenile Crime. When we flip though the newspapers‚ there are more and more report on juvenile crime. It seems like a trend for our
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environmental systems that range from close interpersonal interactions to broad-based influences of cultural. There are four different systems which define the ecological theory. The systems include microsystem‚ mesostem‚ exosystem‚ and macrosystem (Santrock‚ 2008). By Urie Bronfenbrenner creating these different systems‚ he wanted to show that family‚ economy‚ and political structures make up the development of a child into adulthood. In this paper I will attempt to cover the theories of Bronfenbrenner
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Lacey Thomas Arkansas Tech University Theories of development provide a framework for thinking about human growth‚ development‚ and learning. According to Santrock‚ theory means “an interrelated‚ coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomena and facilitate predictions.” (Santrock‚ 2013‚ p.21) Having an understanding of child development is important for implementing developmentally appropriate practices. As educators‚ understanding the theories of Sigmund Freud
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The stages are Integrity versus Despair‚ Generatively versus Stagnation‚ Intimacy versus Isolation‚ Identity versus Identity Confusion‚ Industry versus Inferiority‚ Initiative versus Guilt‚ Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt and Trust versus Mistrust (Santrock‚ 2011). At each stage the person has to confront a unique developmental task‚ each stage marks a “turning point” in a person’s life(Harder‚ 2009). The first stage‚ Trust versus mistrust is in the first stage of life‚ it occurs in the first year of
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occurs between birth and the first two years of life. Some concepts that are particularly fascinating are the concepts of reflexes in newborns. Reflex’s‚ as described in the textbook‚ are typical reactions to stimuli that all humans are born with (Santrock‚ 2013‚ p. 117). These reflexes include the rooting reflex‚ the sucking reflex‚ the Moro reflex‚ and the grasping reflex. Some reflexes are immediately tested by doctors at birth to insure the newborns health. The video I watched‚ in part‚ displayed
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Adolescent self and socio-emotional development Socio-emotional processes are defined by John Santrock in Adolescence as ‘the changes in an individuals personality‚ relationships with others and social contexts’ (Santrock‚ 2010‚ p. 15). During socio-emotional development‚ changes occur in relationships and personality within social contexts the individual exists in; Adolescents are experiencing and discovering their identity and the experience of emotions and finding meaning within the adolescent
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Key Elements of Erikson’s Theory"Erik Erikson believed that we develop in psychosocial stages versus psychosexual stages that Freud developed" (Santrock‚ 2008‚ p.23). "The word ’psychosocial’ was Erikson’s term that he derived from the words psychological meaning mind and social meaning relationship" (Chapman‚ 2007). Erikson was concerned with how personality and behavior is influenced after birth. Erikson stood strong on his belief concerning nurture and experience. The key element within Erikson’s
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perspective is ongoing and is not dominated by any one age period. Another characteristics of lifespan is that it is multidimensional‚ consisting of physical‚ cognitive‚ and social domains. Lifespan development is also multi-directional According to Santrock (1999)‚ multi-directional means‚ “that some aspects of development will increase‚ while others decrease.” The lifespan perspective also has a characteristics called plastic‚ Paul Bates who was a German psychologist whose broad scientific agenda was
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interview was conducted with a woman named Deloris Tamers regarding her daughter Olivia Tamers. Olivia tamers IQ score revealed that she has an IQ of 145. Gifted and creative individuals have their own distinctive features and characteristics. Santrock (2007)‚ describes gifted individuals as developing high intelligences and IQ’s of 130 and higher. They also demonstrate exceptional abilities that exceed the average individual (p. 313). Children classified as gifted may excel in one specific area
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