Category: Childhood

Over the years, there have been a lot of controversies and several different theories on how we function, learn, comprehend. Why some people have or where disabilities stem from, and speculation on if abuse in any of its forms causes issues with trust, love, instability mentally, physically, and emotionally. There have been significant amounts of…

In the past two decades, the rates of child obesity have significantly increased in Alaska. Records provided by the State of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Obesity Prevention and Control in 2017 show that, 17% of Alaskan children are overweight, while 14% of them are obese. Some of the factors that have…

The concept of masculinity is one that has always been widely represented throughout early literature, but Henry Roths Call It Sleep and John Dos Passos Manhattan Transfer introduce a trajectory of masculine identities that cause confusion within the child-like minds of David Schearl, Jimmy Herf and most interestingly, Ellen Thatcher. I will begin this essay…

Many individuals wander for miles on their feet around the world to beg for money or food and try at their minimum best to fulfill their basic needs. The unfulfillment of needs leads to the destruction of the development from occurring in both inner and outer bodies of the individual. In order for survival, humans…

In this essay I am going to be writing about gender and sexuality and I will be using sociological theories to compare the differences between being a male and what is expected of them and being a female and what is expected of them and I will be writing about how sexuality is dealt with…

Many factors in society contribute to the overall outcome of an individuals childhood experiences, health, and wellbeing. An individuals concept of societal norms and how they should behave are also heavily influenced by these factors. The novel lullabies for little criminals demonstrates how social determinants of heath influence the main character, Baby, to act in…

Children begin to learn about the world around them, from a very early age, including during the prenatal, perinatal and postal periods. Childrens early experiences the bond they form with their parents and their first learning experiences, deeply affect their future physical, cognitive, emotional and social development. What is Early Childhood Development? Early Childhood Development…

Exploring the debate on child vaccinations has been a controversy that has emerged in recent years. While most people that follow traditions support universal vaccinations because they believe that they can help fight off a variety of infectious diseases. However, others hold a different opinion in which they strongly believe that child vaccinations do more…

Throughout todays society, many people grew up with the occasional spank as a way to show disapproval from their parents and for the child to get the message and supposedly discontinue this behavior. This may be the way that children have been brought up for many generations but is now starting to show effects towards…

Currently childhood vaccinations are not compulsory in the UK. Yet, compared to countries like the united states of America the UKs immunisation rates remain relatively high. However, in recent years concern over the safety of vaccinations has risen and as a result a decrease in vaccinations have been seen. Therefore, the question of making them…