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  • Essay / The Effects of Socialization on Child Development

    When I graduate from the University of Memphis, I hope to be able to apply social development to children developing anxiety disorders while becoming an elementary school teacher. A child's exposure to positive socialization and successful completion of child developmental milestones are what an individual's development depends on. The following will introduce the relationship between human development and socialization. Then explain what an anxiety disorder is and how the relationship between human development and socialization is affected by this disorder. Human development, socialization, and anxiety disorder are related to common factors such as time, culture, context, social and physical development. Human Development Relationship Time and Socialization Every child must learn what is socially acceptable in order to be successful in any school. level to successfully satisfy each phase of human development. Socialization has several interpretations but general interpretation is the process of interactions by which an individual understands the norms of his or her cultural group regarding beliefs, language, attitudes and values ​​(Gecas, 2011). As the child understands his group, he begins to gain an understanding of himself and his personality. “Socialization therefore responds to two important problems of social life: societal continuity from one generation to the next and human development. (Gecas, 2011, paragraph 1).” Socialization is a lifelong procedure (Gecas, 2011). Time and patience are important factors when it comes to raising a child. Students of different age groups demand all the time needed to develop their skills and knowledge while climbing the ladder of success...... middle of paper ...... orders may occur more in women than in men. Likewise, this disorder is observed and perceived in Hispanics, Whites and African Americans. In families, from parent to child, other studies have proven that anxiety disorders are also hereditary (WebMD, 2012). Throughout my schooling in Saudi Arabia, I had never developed an anxiety disorder because I was already accustomed to the culture of the country. I made my own friends with other students of the same culture, ethnicity, and background as me. Each year that I advanced to a higher grade level, I always developed anxiety due to the fact that I never knew what to expect. I had to adapt to new teachers, new classes, and new knowledge and understandings. Once I graduated high school in Saudi Arabia and arrived in the United States, I slightly began to develop cultural anxiety, stress, and culture shock..