This essay will investigate Loxton’s research on children’s fears, it will discuss the ethical guildlines implemented by her research and it will evaluate how her research was conducted in a child-friendly in association with both Piagat’s theory of cognitive development, as well as Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory. The articles “Monsters in the dark and other scary things: preschooler’s self reports” and “Young children’s self-reports of coping with fears and perceived effectiveness of coping strategies in the South African context” by Helene Loxton are writings on her investigation of fears among preschoolers, the way in which children cope with these fears and the benefit of the different coping strategies implemented by children (Loxton, …show more content…
This method is child-friendly as it makes reference to both the children’s abilities to understand words as well as the corresponding emotions of those words (Loxton, 2009a). The manner, in which Loxton’s research required that children draw their fears, makes use of children’s natural ability to convey their thoughts about the world around them through the medium of artistic expression (Loxton, 2009, p. 52). The semi-structured interview and the method of expressing fears through drawings are both practical implementations of child-friendly research that are associated with Piagat’s pre-operational stage of development in children, which is centered around children’s developing ability to portray objects and notions through linguistics and images (Louw & Louw, …show more content…
The ecological theory divides this environment into four categories. The first is the microsystem, which is the child and the social systems and institutions that are in their immediate environment. Followed by this is the mesosystem, which is the result of these reacting microsystems. The ecosystem refers to the broader social influences that impact the child’s development. Lastly is the macrosystem, which is the system of moral codes and principles whereby the microsystem, macrosystem and ecosystem are all rooted and merged within (Louw & Louw,
In his book, The Culture of Fear, Barry Glassner covers the methods and shortcomings of the television and print media and their motives when reporting crimes. Glassner respects our basic understanding that specific crimes are often sensationalized. He explains how the murder of a young Gulf War combat veteran upon returning home was used to turn the public’s attention towards violent crime in America. Unfortunately the young veterans’ death was actually a planned murder for insurance money, which the media neglected to mention. Glassner indicates that workplace violence and murders are portrayed as something akin to a disgruntled worker syndrome, but the reality is that 90% of workplace murders are committed by those intending to rob (Glassner
David Small is now a very successful child picture book writer who also illustrates his own works. Reading one of his books, one would not guess the horrors that was his childhood. He writes and illustrates with elegance and expression, something that was forbidden for his first fifteen years. Through the help of the psychologist, David Small was not only able to turn his life around, he was able to even have a positive outcome to a very negative
In the final section of the article, Richarz appeals to the emotion of fear by entitling the section “A generation of anxiety-ridden children”. This appeals to fear because “anxiety-ridden” is a phrase that has a negative meaning and would incite a sense of fear, especially when describing a generation of children. Furthermore, in this section Allan Richarz describes children with phrases such as “fearful of their own shadow”, that something “deprives children of important learning experiences”, “helplessness” and “smothered and fearful.” These are all phrases that have a negative meaning and things that no parent ever wants for their child. Finally, in the concluding sentence and title, Allan Richarz incites fear through describing childhood as a “terrifying and life-threatening condition”.
One of the theories that can explain this is Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory. This theory states that development reflects the influence of several environmental systems. There are five environmental systems that are identified within the theory. The microsystem is the setting of an individual, the mesosystem involves relationships and connections between the microsystem and contexts, the exosystem includes links between the social setting in which the individual does not have an active role and the immediate context, the macrosystem involves culture, and the chronosystem consists of patterns and transitions during the life course (Santrock
This theory illustrates ? how the environment impacts human development" (Bronfenbrenner, 1986, p. 723) as a result of a number of influences such as social networks, poverty, oppression, and discrimination. Sontag (1996) stated that the Ecological Theory highlights the multiple influences on the development of the individual and family. The model includes four subsets: (1) Microsystem, (2) Mesosystem, (3) Exosystem, and (4) Macrosystem.
Irony: The notion of child safety experts restricting the imaginations of children is ironic. Limiting a child’s imagination is just as unsafe and dangerous, if not more so. Preventing a kid from wandering their mind is detrimental to their wellbeing and could ruin their overall childhood experience. Imagination is a powerful tool that is vital for a child’s development and
Many individuals find it difficult to face the unsettling and perilous realities of life. This becomes even more challenging when the parental responsibility to protect a child from these realities is incorporated. Children are born into a world full of unanswered questions. Although their innocence makes them vulnerable at first, these inquiries are deliberately left unanswered to safeguard them from the terrifying truths of the unknown. In "M3gan is about how scary a tween girl can be," Alex Abad-Santos discusses the pressures and difficulties of protecting a child's innocence from the way the world works.
The Light I Hope to Emit What is my light? I would like to think that what radiates from me is kindness and respect. That desire is safe and comfortable; a seemingly lackluster ambition. Doesn’t everyone want others to think of them as pleasant? Do I have a light that is more extraordinary than that?
Children are the most vulnerable to outside perspectives and ideas when they are still developing their sense of reality. Most importantly, children are vulnerable when they are still learning the extent to which the boundary between possible and impossible exists. As children learn, they realize that the world that once seemed limitless has limited capabilities. Their entire world is put into perspective based on their personal experiences. In “Bless Me Ultima”, a novel by Rudolfo Anaya, Antonio Marez experiences this progression firsthand.
Child development is an area of significant interest to professionals who deal with children on a daily basis. It is through child development theorists and their theories that we begin to form an understanding of how children develop emotionally and socially to become fully grown adults in society with a moral and emotional compass/. Teachers need to study child development in order to provide developmentally appropriate educational experiences for children. Health professionals also need to understand this area to support children in their physical, social, emotional and cognitive journey to becoming functioning adults in society. Childhood is a concept that is affected by social context and also by history. Here in the West childhood was not always considered to be a fundamental developmental phase in life with children in Victorian times working from as early as the age of four.
Human social systems and the environment are both very complex and highly adaptive. Complex because they consist of many different parts that are intricately connected. Adaptive because they are highly influential, both internally and towards each other, working towards the most effective path to survival in an ever changing landscape. The disposition of a society strongly affects its peoples attitude towards nature, their behaviors, and thus their effect on the environment. Ecosystem services are imperative for human well being, but how the environment is modified to obtain these benefits differs greatly between societies.
"The Ecological system theory has since become an important theory that became a foundation of other theorists work." Explorable
Introduction Bronfenbrenner’s theory looks at a child’s growth in the framework of the structural relations that form his or her environment. It defines complex “layers” of atmosphere, each having an outcome on a child’s expansion. This theory was recently renamed “bio ecological systems theory” to give emphasis to a child’s own biology as a major setting and fuelling their development. The collaboration between factors in the child’s maturing biology, his instant family/community environment, and the social landscape fuels and steers his development. Changes in any layer will wrinkle all the way through other layers.
This ecological systems theory shows that a child develops through his surroundings and his environment Bronfenbrenner’s theory states that there are many complex layers of environments which each have an effect on a child’s development. This ecological theory is also known as bioecological systems
Terrorism is a form of trauma, and trauma has the ability to make an impact on people for their entire lives. In the article “ Rational and Irrational Fears Combine Terrorism’s Wake” , Dr. Gilbert made a prediction that “New Yorkers”, as well as Americans will lose their fear and be back to normal after September 11, 2001. “New Yorkers” and the rest of American will never be normal again. Fear that occurs from such a state of panic and distress is kindled inside a person’s soul like a candle that never burns out.