Cultural and Socioeconomic Factors and Development The purpose of this essay is to analyze the case study of a “wild child”. By doing so, the researcher will identify the socioeconomic factors that may affect the physical and motor development of children from birth to eight years of age. The researcher will explain how a child’s development correlates to the quality of their education (e.g., language and cognitive development). The researcher will also discuss the critical period hypothesis, while a brief summary will conclude the essay.
Wild Child Case Study Genie was known as a feral child, in which authorities removed her from her home at the age of 13 (World Public Library, 2016b). “ The definition of a feral child (or "wild child") is one who, from a very young age, has lived in isolation from human contact, unaware of human social …show more content…
Children who are brought up in homes with a high level of socioeconomic conditions may have greater opportunities to excel within society. However, children who are raised in homes with lower socioeconomic conditions may have minimum access to quality health care, nutrition, and opportunities for learning (Cherry, 2015). Children from a low socioeconomic status could improve if they are placed in a nurturing environment. However, Genie’s case was extreme and she missed the critical stages to acquire language (Cherry, 2015). Some researchers have introduced the term critical period hypothesis, which describes the maturity level of childhood development (World Public Library, 2016a). In this case, if a language is not acquired by puberty (e.g., age 13 and older), minor aspects of language may be learned, but a one cannot attain full command of the language (World Public Library, 2016a). Genie’s case supported this
Wild Child Case Study Genie was known as a feral child, in which authorities removed her from her home at the age of 13 (World Public Library, 2016b). “ The definition of a feral child (or "wild child") is one who, from a very young age, has lived in isolation from human contact, unaware of human social …show more content…
Children who are brought up in homes with a high level of socioeconomic conditions may have greater opportunities to excel within society. However, children who are raised in homes with lower socioeconomic conditions may have minimum access to quality health care, nutrition, and opportunities for learning (Cherry, 2015). Children from a low socioeconomic status could improve if they are placed in a nurturing environment. However, Genie’s case was extreme and she missed the critical stages to acquire language (Cherry, 2015). Some researchers have introduced the term critical period hypothesis, which describes the maturity level of childhood development (World Public Library, 2016a). In this case, if a language is not acquired by puberty (e.g., age 13 and older), minor aspects of language may be learned, but a one cannot attain full command of the language (World Public Library, 2016a). Genie’s case supported this