He calls school a "society in miniature ", preparing us for life in wider society. ... From their own study of 237 New York students, they concluded that education rewards individuals with the kind of personality traits required if a submissive, compliant worker, while those who showed independence and creativity tended to gain low grades and achievements. ... Parsons sees school as preparing us to move from the family to the wider society because school and society are both based on meritocratic principles. ... This idea supports the apparent meritocratic system of education, whereby not eve...

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The middle child/children is/are speculated to develop these following personality traits: low self-esteem, peacekeeping abilities, independence, as the parents cannot afford to spend a lot of time with the middle child. ... Thus, I became a perfectionist in my schoolwork and highly competitive towards my peers in order to gain high grades and my parents approval. ... The fourth stage, industry vs inferiority, is when one starts attending school. ... Parents and teachers constantly put pressure on the child to do better in school, and I believe that this contributes to these two personality tr...

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Transition is used to refer to changes between services such as moving from primary to secondary school and culture is the environment around a young person and the people that influence them. Thompson (2004, p185) states that "for young people the transition to adulthood or independence has become much more protracted, unpredictable and increasingly fragmented in that the different markers of adulthood are increasingly uncoupled from each other with culture and agency having an impact." When working with Child X it became apparent that he received too much agency so his social development was...

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The humanistic school of psychology, as represented in the work of American psychologist, Carl Rogers, views mental health and personal growth as the natural conditions of human life (Personality, 2001). ... Maslow's Hierarchy Triangle is as follows: (Humanistic, 2001) Maslow also observed that almost all of his psychologically healthy patients reported a high preference for solitude (Burger, 2000). ... People with a high preference for solitude enjoy their time alone but also enjoy time spent with others. ... Independence (strong loner types) QV. ...

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" A question I expected to be answered in a clinical way, just as doctors define bipolar disorder as "a mental illness that brings severe high and low moods and changes in sleep, energy, thinking, and behavior" (WebMD 2) or "experience excessive anxiety and worry, often expecting the worst even when there is no apparent reason for concern. ... Although Shapiro does not give a clinical definition, she says: "Major depression may make you feel as though work, school, relationships, and other aspects of your life have been derailed or put on hold indefinitely. ... &quo...

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As teenagers begin to define themselves into adulthood, they begin to seek more independence from family and less parental supervision (Onyehalu). ... They have hypothesized that a certain genetic disorder (XYY) may be responsible for the reported high rate of criminal offenses committed by afflicted individuals. ... Another area of great interest in trying to understand youth and delinquency has been the cognitive school. ...

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In a research conducted by Yale University at ten Connecticut high schools, researchers found that out of 3,560 students, four percent were addicted to the internet. ... Independence is one thing that teens strive for the most and being on social media sites is one of the most popular ways to feel independent. ...

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