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Advance Child Study:
Influences on Development
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Web Of Life
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The web of our life is of a
mingled yarn



William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
English poet and playwright.

ll's Well That Ends Well, Act 4, Scene 3
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Culture/
Race/Ethnicity
Social and
Economic Context
FAMILY
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Family
Extended
Family
Nuclear Family
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Nuclear Family
Father
Mother
Children
Extended
Family
Uncles
Aunts
Cousins
Grandparents
Other ki ns
Family
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Indirect: when a father and mother are together there
is more positive emotion to their children
Others: Sex role learning, Personality development
etc.
Father
As bearer of the child it is on her depends the

Mother
Roles of siblings as companions, teachers,rivals and
models
Development of social understanding is gained
Siblings
How can they influence?
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SocioEconomic Status(SES)
Socioeconomic
status(SES)
Education
Income Occupation
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Income and Occupation
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Inadequate prenatal care
Lack of cognitive
stimulation
Frequent child abuse and
violence therefore making
children develop social and
emotional problems


Less negative
events therefore
they are less
irritable more
positive in dealing
with children
Low Income. Unemployment Good income: Employed
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Education
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School is often called the childs
workplace
School as an agent of
socialization
Harnessing cognitive
development is also done by the
school
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Culture/ Race/ Ethnicity
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Culture
Societys way of life customs, traditions, beliefs,
language etc.

Race
group of humans: one of the groups into which the world's population can be
divided on the basis of physical characteristics such as skin or hair color
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Ethnicity
Group consisted of people united by language,
religion or national origin.

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Influences of
Culture/Race/Ethnicity
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Chinese pre-school culture for instance is more on
teacher directed classes while children listen and follow
instructions. Thus, teaching children to value self
control and obedience
Example:
Language: A childs language spoken, A cleft Palate
mother would influence the childs articulation of word


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Historical Context
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- The time in which people
learn to live and grow
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Historical Influences


Past history is has value of relation to the future.
Henry Adams
Economic Stress can affect not just the family but the child.
It can mistreat or neglect a childs need and making them
loose there self confidence and do poorly ion school

From: Studying the Life Courses: Growing Up in a hard Times