Principles of sociology
1. This statement is from a researcher involved in studying cases of feral children: In the sad and mysterious case of __Genie_ we have an instance of developmental deficiency produced, not by a loss of senses, but by deprivation of the power of exercising them.
Place the name of one of the feral cases covered in class in the blank space above then, in your own words tell me what you think this statement means as it relates to the case you chose as well as to all the cases of feral children. Support your point of view with explanation, and data.
Feral children are humans that have lived away from human contact in as early as from immediately they are born. These children have little experience of human care that entails social care, love and especially, human language. Feral children live wildly in isolation. Sometimes, they interact more with animals than human beings.
One of the feral cases is that of Genie. This is a girl who was severely abused by her family especially her father. Genie’s father consistently punished her through beating to an extent that she could never have a chance to exercise things as a normal human being. The situation was even worse due to the fact that Genie was kept in a close room right from when she was an infant up to the age of 13 years. By that time, Genie had developed a severe abnormality. Her behavior and physical functioning of her body was completely like that of a less human being. She was speechless, could not construct a two word sentence and demonstrated no sense of personality.
The statement above suggests that developmental deficiency in what children suffer from when exposed to a human less environment. When a child grows with no human contact, their ...
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...things together. Therefore, arithmetic and books that teaches logic are introduced to a child at this stage. For example, a child is taught basic addition and subtraction, that is one plus one, two, three and so forth. In so doing, a child develops skills to make simple decisions and judgment. Their skill of reasoning is also enhanced. Thereafter, a child grows to the normal school ongoing age. Here, such children have to be taught to internalize with the environment in a more effective way. They mental capacity is much greater to accommodate more aspects of reasoning and logic. Teachers use books such as story books, advanced mathematics integrated with social interaction so that they discover things by their own. The main objective is to get them effectively interact with the environment. This enhances their development towards normal functioning human beings.
Our experiences shape us into the humans we are today. While we were all raised with differing beliefs and goals in life, we all share critical developmental periods that need to be met, for us to grow and emerge into successful adults. Without proper parental supervision children will miss the window of opportunity for these critical periods, if these critical periods are not met abnormal behavior known as feral or wild will appear. Feral children have very little known of them, they’re brains are mysteries that researchers are trying to uncover. The public tends to use information that they have seen before to make assumption about uncertain subjects, most of the misconceptions about feral children and their realities stem from two Disney
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Social isolation and feral children: social isolation occurs when an individual is cut off from any interaction with society including friends and family members. The Feral children are the individuals that are alien to the social norms that a society attributes concerning children such as love, kindness, care etc. Feral children have had no exposure to these things so they have no experience or knowledge of the existence of such.
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In contrast, physically feral children are of the human species, but the psychological effects of children living in the wild is when psychologist must begin to decipher if feral children are truly human. One argument regarding what it means to be human, is the possession of a soul. Michael Newton writes on the topic of feral children defining what it means to be human in, “The Child of Nature: The Feral Child and the State of Nature,” Newton states; “Peter is seen as an animal, a human in bestial form, and also as a human-machine, having a human shape but lacking the essential guarantee of the human: that is, the possession of a soul.” (Newton 55). The definition of a soul is subjective to the person asking the question, but Newton also argues,
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Wild Children are like untamed, isolated outcast. Wild children are described as a human child who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age. Wild children have been around since approximately 1644. Wild children also known as feral children are confined by humans (usually parents), brought up by animals, or lived isolated to alone. There have been over one hundred cases reported of feral children worldwide. In order to understand feral children, one needs knowledge of the significant cases, the scientific opinions, and the children’s behavior.
Neglect has an extensive impact on children. A summary of literature in this area, Horwath (2007) stated that neglect could have a damaging affect on all of the developmental needs of a chid, including physical, socio-emotional, cognitive and behavioural development. Recent research has focused on the way in which neglect affects the developing brain, and subsequently influences all areas of development. This provides evidenc...
In this case, Genie was considered a feral child because of the abuse she underwent. At only twenty months, her father locked her up in a bedroom with a cage like crib and a potty chair that had restraints because he thought she was mentally challenged. If she made a noise, her father would hit her with a wooden board. Since she never had a lot of human contact, she never learned to speak. When they found her she had the cognitive skills of a baby and she had the weight of a six year old. Since Genie didn’t get the human contact she needed as a baby it affected her learning. She had nobody to show her how to walk, talk, eat and many other skills that are vital to learning basic needs.
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