Independent:
The independent variable for the psychology discipline is play. I know this because the quality of a child 's development, both mental and social, depends on the amount of play, the type of play and the social aspects included in the play they receive during the beginnings of their lives. In the case that a child is deprived of their play, they could receive huge blows to their social and mental development later in life.
Dependent:
The dependent variable in this question would be a child 's mental and social development. This would be because it hinges on the amount of play a child receives. If a child does not receive the appropriate amount of play …show more content…
Independent: The independent variable for this question would be poverty. A child being in poverty limits the amount and opportunities for play, therefore, the amount of play a child has is subjective to whether or not the child lives in poverty.
Dependent:
The dependent variable for this question would be play. This is dependent because as stated before this variable is completely reliant on the independent. When living in poverty the chance for play is obstructed and the extent and duration are greatly reduced and this causes negative effects on the child.
Answers:
Poverty plays a vital role in whether a child can receive an efficient amount of play to develop to their full potential. As told in the article “more than 15 million children in the United States younger than 18 years live in poverty”. Obviously many children are having their play, that is vital to their development taken from them due to poverty. Poverty can take away chances for play, by limiting what kids can do, such as sports outside of school. These are particularly expensive, as the article said “Children who live in poverty often face socioeconomic obstacles that impede their rights to playtime.” these refers to lack of money and opportunities. Children who live in poverty have less access to recess, a vital source of play, as the article states “28% of schools with students who have the highest poverty rates had no recess at all”. So in all poverty has a negative effect on children 's valuable play time and can even harm a their development. These relates to sociology because the question is looking at different (economic) groups in our society, this is one of the major components to the discipline,