Globally, war has detrimental effects on children. Children of war often find themselves expatriated and separated from their families. Children can experience loss of essential life needs. War can cause children to form a negative attitude towards life in general. War can also introduce, and result in, a desensitization to violence, says Smith, 2001 (as cited in Argosy University, 2016).
When faced with the aforementioned challenges during a war, the aftermath is discouraging. Children can experience a multitude of psychological effects. “Victims of community violence often suffer from depression, anxiety, nightmares, withdrawal, lack of appetite, and sleep problems” leading to antagonistic behaviors and possible suicidal tendencies (Argosy …show more content…
Research and educating oneself is a sure fire way to succeed in the implementation of intervention and prevention programs geared towards ending violence against children. When we know where it occurs, how it occurs, and why it occurs we are better prepared to face and conquer.
Cultural Universality versus Cultural Specificity
If understanding correctly, culture universality means it is a perceived notion that every culture expresses emotions the same way; however, cultural specificity, means, emotions are expressed differently through cultures, and therefore cannot be universal. In the observation of crying, if two mothers from different cultural backgrounds find out at the same time they have lost a child, both women would cry. Anguish and fear could also express the same way in diverse cultures.
However, in research, the findings are that in Northern Nigerians are “quiet, reserved, and conservative in dealing with others” and the raising of a voice is done only in anger. (Nigeria: General Attitudes, 2016). Southern Nigerians are much more outgoing and can be loud and demonstrate physical movements such as pointing or waving of the hands, and may even raise their voices to prove a point (Nigeria: General Attitudes,
When faced with the aforementioned challenges during a war, the aftermath is discouraging. Children can experience a multitude of psychological effects. “Victims of community violence often suffer from depression, anxiety, nightmares, withdrawal, lack of appetite, and sleep problems” leading to antagonistic behaviors and possible suicidal tendencies (Argosy …show more content…
Research and educating oneself is a sure fire way to succeed in the implementation of intervention and prevention programs geared towards ending violence against children. When we know where it occurs, how it occurs, and why it occurs we are better prepared to face and conquer.
Cultural Universality versus Cultural Specificity
If understanding correctly, culture universality means it is a perceived notion that every culture expresses emotions the same way; however, cultural specificity, means, emotions are expressed differently through cultures, and therefore cannot be universal. In the observation of crying, if two mothers from different cultural backgrounds find out at the same time they have lost a child, both women would cry. Anguish and fear could also express the same way in diverse cultures.
However, in research, the findings are that in Northern Nigerians are “quiet, reserved, and conservative in dealing with others” and the raising of a voice is done only in anger. (Nigeria: General Attitudes, 2016). Southern Nigerians are much more outgoing and can be loud and demonstrate physical movements such as pointing or waving of the hands, and may even raise their voices to prove a point (Nigeria: General Attitudes,