This Is an Assignment That Will Have Introspection on the Lives of Children Aged Between Ages 12 – 16. in This Assignment the Writer Will Discuss How the Socio-Economic Background as Well as the Environment Affects the

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This is an assignment that will have introspection on the lives of children aged between ages 12 – 16. In this assignment the writer will discuss how the socio-economic background as well as the environment affects the lives of these young people. The writer will also note the strengths and weaknesses of this age group. This assignment was done on the bases of 5 young people of this age group. Firstly, there are a lot of differences in the way of life in this age group. The socio-economic background counts a lot in the behavior of young people and so does the environment in which they grow in. It is a widely believed thing that poor kids are more exposed to crime and deviance than well off kids, but after this study the writer can conclude that it is not entirely true. The writer noted that children growing up in poorer families emerge from school with substantially lower levels of education attainment. Out of the five observed kids, two were from poor homes, 1 from a family that isn’t doing so badly and the other two were well off, but however, 1 of the two rich kids was from a divorced family. The poor kids don’t do well in school. Mrs. Neliswa Shabangu, a secondary school teacher stressed that it is only those poor kids that believe in themselves that make it. The two poor kids did not even think of going to university although one of them who is aged 12 said she wants to be a doctor. Furthermore, their family backgrounds also results in the way they present themselves in society. In poor families, parents may not be emotionally or physically present to attend to children’s needs. The poor kids had no one to talk to at home since their parents are always stressed and thinking of problems. Worth noting is that the girl with divorced parents had more freedom than the other rich kid and one of the poor kids who lived with her grandmother also had more

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