Social And Social Development

A considerable number of journals indicate that the society is instrumental in dictating the development of an individual. From the time that a woman conceives to the time that she delivers the child, the woman is in constant contact with the immediate environment. Both social and economic aspects which affect the life of the woman at the pregnancy state have significant effect on the unborn child. The interaction with the environment is inevitable and it dictates the outcome of one’s behavior. Many people that suffer from psychological conditions derive their problems from the environment. Some of the problems borders on social conflicts, vindictive relationships which trigger stress and depression, economic constraints and traumatic events. Although a person can control some social and economic factors in the environment, some are beyond the comprehension of the individual. This essay explores the influence of social and economic aspects in defining human development and psychological well being.
Social Factors
Social interaction tends to affect the behavior of an individual. Erickson psychosocial theory posits that individual tends to learn or acquire certain behavior from the environment. In his studies, this researcher demonstrated that children behaved according to the trends that they observed in the environment. For instance, children that watched violent movies could experiment what they observed in the movies against their counterparts. In essence, the interaction which people develop with the immediate environment would directly affect the present and future life.
The modeling techniques used by the parents to influence the behavior of their children determine the both social and psychological well being of the child...

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...e failure to accept a person as s/he is often triggers stress thereby culminating into psychological problems.
In conclusion, the social environment defines human development and affects psychological well being of an individual. The input of the environment affect the way a person would relate to others and affect cognitive stability. The parental input in influencing the child behavior is evident in the manner which the child would respond to issues within his environment. However, the behavior is not limited to the family environment, but also the external factors which affect the individual’s life. The negative talk about body shape, living in a community mired with violence, racism and stereotypic cultural attributes tend to instigate stress in the life of an individual. Failure to resist the social pressure may result in emotional or psychological problems.