The Sociocultural Theory: Zone Of Proximal Development

The theory that captures my interest is the sociocultural theory. The sociocultural theory relates to everything encountered in life on the daily. It affects every human being that is developing and will someday contribute to society. Sociocultural theory has many hot topics, some of which include breastfeeding, parenting styles, media violence, and individuals varying cultural beliefs that affect them. Sociocultural theory relates to just about every job, including my personal choice of a Registered Nurse. Sociocultural theory is everything that contributes to the way a person is. It is the upbringing of a child, the interactions experienced, and the way society in general shapes/affects a developing child. Sociocultural development theory affects can vary. The affects can be seen in the way a sheltered child reacts to a frightening situation compared to a child that was in no way sheltered growing up, but instead grew in a culture were growing up was the only way to survive. Social development theory was developed by …show more content…
Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory or social development theory does not have stages, but more so concepts that center on the development. A vast concept of importance that Vygotsky wrote about was the Zone of Proximal development. The Zone of Proximal development is the skills that a child has but cannot yet use, without guidance or assistance. Vygotsky’s exact words for proximal development were “is the distance between the actual development level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers. (Cherry, “What Is Sociocultural Theory?”) Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory believed that adults or peers play a huge role as a developmental tool for children. Essentially that adults transferred there cultural beliefs and morals and that children internalized