• Address the following items: • Describe changes in peer relationships in middle childhood and adolescence. • Examine aspects of adolescent egocentrism. • Analyze pressures often faced in adolescence, such as peer pressure, substance use and abuse, dating, sexuality, and changes within family
Family Dynamics and how it affects Juvenile Delinquency Family Dynamics and how it affects Juvenile Delinquency There have been several papers that have been written that examined and picked through the reasoning’s of why different things affect juvenile delinquency. That said Family dynamics plays a key role in many factors regarding youth but the ultimate reasoning’s in why youth becomes juvenile delinquents and act out comes from the historical background of the family dynamics, how the family dynamics affects the juveniles, and what can be done to help and correct the issue. This paper will give a brief historical background on juveniles and family dynamics, discuss how family dynamics affect juveniles, and discuss different ways to help and correct the juveniles from being delinquent. Historical Background Juveniles and Family Dynamics Before exploring the reasoning’s of what, why, and how family dynamics affect juveniles; the first thing that can be examined is the history of what juveniles’ means and where it came from. During the 19th and 20th centuries that a new conceptualization of childhood and how children ought to behave emerged in both popular culture and the medical world.
Sociological Theories Response CJS 240 February 3, 2011 Dr. Jon Stern Sociological Theories Response The social structure theory ties delinquent rates to socioeconomic conditions and cultural values (Siegel & Welsh, 2005). The Boys and Girls Club of Metro Richmond strives to empower young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to succeed in life (Boys and Girls Club of Metro Richmond, 2011). The program focuses on the core areas of character and leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, the arts, sports, fitness, and recreation. Formed in 1945, the Boys and Girls Club base their programs on youth development strategies that build self-confidence and self-esteem, which fosters a sense of belonging, usefulness, influence, and competence. This program exemplifies the social structure theory by providing disadvantaged youths with a safe place away from violence, drugs, gang activity, and the physical perils of the streets.
There are several contributing factors that play a role during these developmental stages such as; biological or physical elements, social status, and cultural influences. It will be defined how these factors influence middle childhood and early adolescent development. Sociological Factors Social interactions are critically important with establishing self-concept and identity during middle childhood and early adolescence. It is during the middle childhood that relationships with school peers are developed and begins the process for establishing social skills and self-esteem. Broderick & Blewitt (2015) define social comparison as comparing someone else’s abilities with their own, and this is a common practice during middle childhood and early adolescence.
Secondary socialisation then is the socialisation we receive in later life from a range of different socialising agencies, such as peer groups, education, mass media and the work place. The three main sociological perspectives (Marxists, functionalists and feminists) all share different views on these socialising agencies (including the family). The first socialising agency I will be looking at is the first a person comes across -- the family. The family is a form of primary socialisation, and is seen as one of the most important agencies, socialising a child into norms and values and acting as a large influence and example for the child. Because of this, the family is very important as a socialising agency, as it teaches children what is right and what is wrong within our society, as well as norms and values, through using things such as sanctions to guide and control this learning process.
In addition, Carol Gilligan (1988) theorized that gender differences affected human development. Adolescents of different generations live with different cultural, social, economic, academic, political, and public health stressors found within different historical eras. If Erikson’s Theory (1950) of the universal epigenetic sequence of development displays a true window to human development, the experience of being an adolescent is the same throughout cultural and sub-cultural populations, in different historical eras, and for males, and females. Examined within are the similarities and differences in the area of cultures and sub-cultures. The Universality of Adolescence as a Distinct Life-Period in Every Culture As stated, Erickson’s Theory (1950) supported the universality of adolescence as distinct life period (Schwartz & Montgomery 2002; Chen & Farruggia, 2002).
The analysis presented the influence of past relationships on the development of future relationships in a individual’s life. Thematic analysis showed that significant relationships during childhood did influence future relationships later on in the individuals life. Introduction: Developmental psychology predominantly focuses on the link between relationships in childhood and future relationships in adulthood and whether early age experiences has an influence on individual’s relationships in the future. A social constructionists point of view is based on people constructing meaning through language; the perspective is underpinned by epistemological and ontological views of ways in which individuals can extract meaning from the social world. The main principle of lifespan psychology is that human development is influenced by external (historical and cultural) and internal (psychological and physiological) factors.
PSY 375 Week 2 DQs 1 , 2 PSY 375 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Middle Childhood and Adolescence Development Paper Learning Team Assignment Middle Childhood and Adolescence Development Paper • Prepare a 1,500- to 1,700-word paper in which you address adolescence and how this stage affects development. Include where appropriate the positive and/or negative consequences of developmental choices during this time period. • Address the following items: • Describe changes in peer relationships in middle childhood and adolescence. • Examine aspects of adolescent egocentrism. • Analyze pressures often faced in adolescence, such as peer pressure, substance use and abuse, dating, sexuality, and changes within family relationships.
You grow up believing, thinking and acting accordingly based on how your family functions. As you grow up you are exposed to other people’s cultures and beliefs which impact how you in turn act. With each new generation our world changes. How each individual acts in society changes society. As people
The term Sociological Imagination was originated by the prominent sociologist C. Wright Mills. Through his book we understand that the phrase 'Sociological Imagination' can be defined as the ability to understand how our personal thoughts, desires and actions are ultimately connected to our society. Through further readings we understand that our personal biographies are developed in emerging societies that are eventually going to be a part of history, and to some degree, that said history will become the foundation for future societies to come. With the use of Sociological Imagination we would qualify to take into consideration past historical events and their influence on our lives today which will ultimately allow for a better understand of the structure of our individual lives as well as society as a whole. Mills interpreted the Sociological Imagination as “the vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and the wider society” (Mills, 1959).