Human language has the properties of productivity, recursively, and displacement, and relies entirely on social convention and learning. ... Humans acquire language through social interaction in early childhood, and children generally speak fluently when they are approximately three years old. ... Therefore, in addition to its strictly communicative uses, language also has many social and cultural uses, such as signifying group identity, social stratification, as well as social grooming and entertainment. ... This definition stresses the social functions of language and the fact tha...

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Culture, is socially constructed and forever changing with time or in response to environmental changes (Alegria, Atkins, Farmer, Slaton, & Stelk, 2010). Current research is closely linking the social environment with expression of disease, risk of developments of mental disorder, and resiliency factors (Alegria et al., 2010). ... This is a semi-structured interview composed of 16 questions that focus on the individual experience and social context – two versions are available, one for the individual and one for an informant (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). ... The CFI's q...

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Conversely, studies on children who were high in agreeableness, extraversion or sergent engagement, were found as adolescents and young adults demonstrating high levels confidence, social acceptance and emotional stability. ... They argue that problems experienced in any of these stages can result in emotional, and social problems and fixations later in life. ... Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development differs significantly from Freud and Erikson's theory of psycho-sexual and psycho-social stages. ... Cognitive-social theorists like Albert Bandura believe that learning shapes...

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Identification and Analysis of Disciplines The disciplines that were included in this article and used to develop a solution were limited to education and social sciences. ... Some of the disciplines I would have liked to have seen incorporated in this article are anthropology, cultural and ethnic differences concerning emotional intelligence, a geographical approach and finally a neurological approach. ...

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