Posted in Nature/Nurture: Genes and Culture on Mar 20th, 2011 2 Comments »
Nature vs. Nurture has been a topic of debate for quite some time amongst developmentalists. Is the development of humans purely mapped out, or rather, predetermined for us by our genetic coding, DNA. Or is the development of humans based on the experiences happening around them, forming and molding them into shape like clay. This […]
Posted in Construction of Childhood and Adolescence on Mar 20th, 2011 Comments Off on Childhood in Limbo
In the modern day world I believe that we are seeing childhood in limbo. Now what I mean by “in limbo” is that the line between childhood and becoming an adult is slowly blurring. While there is still evidence that childhood does indeed exist separately from adulthood, we ourselves are blurring the line by taking […]
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