To What Extent is Races Socially Constructed - Impact on Childhood Development

This article discusses the impact of social construction of races, ethnicity, gender, and culture on childhood development. It explores the theories that influence the behavior of children and highlights the need for better social learning and understanding about race and related topics.

Module is individual and
society the topic is to what
extent is races socially
conctructed

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
Behavioural child development theory...................................................................................4
Social learning theory.............................................................................................................5
Socio-cultural theory..............................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
There is genetic diversity which is related with entire human race where race is not a
good proxy which exist in the diversity. Race is the social construction which is human invented
classification system and not comes in human biologically. There is construction of race within
individual which is related with various extent where society and due to progression in family
and individually race is developed in the mind of children. This is related with personality
development which is created in the society that leads to increase the variation within children
and construct the mindset accordingly. It influences the personality development which can lead
to create the relationship within social and emotional competence within childhood. There is
personality development in the childhood which impact due to the regular guidance and follow-
up the rules about the racial conception. There are various influence factor which impact the
concept of the health which can regulates the concept of race within childhood. There is highly
impact of individual, family, society which create the concept of race with children which should
not be delivered in to the children (Curran, 2021). There is the concept of race which is drive by
the family and society within children which are influenced over time. This social construction
creates versatility within children and lead to create the differences within learning and
prospective to see the individual or world. In context to this, it can be easily understand and get
the information that can show the importance of biological and social influences of the society
which can directly impact the thinking and understanding about the society and different
individuals. This is highly important for the development phase of the children which can impact
the learning and understanding of the children. Biological and social influence have the specific
importance in delivering of better and effective social learning and can have the impact to
influence the developmental period of children.
MAIN BODY
There is the social construction of the society and other which can influence the
childhood which can lead to influence the learning or getting knowledge within response of the
race, ethnicity, gender, social economic, culture etc. children have the ability to learn what they
see regularly nearby. This is the one which is highly impactful in learning of various things form
society. This includes the learning of various biological differences along with social variation
which includes the race, ethnicity, gender, culture or socio economic. There are various theory

which can be there to influence the understanding about the childhood development. This also
provides the understanding about the variation in society which can be due to social or biological
influence (Bose, 2017). There are various understanding about the children which get influence
related with race, gender, social economic, culture etc. children are said to have blank paper on
which individuals can write whatever they want. In context to this, there is need to focus on the
learning about the understanding about various social norms and to provide clear understanding
about not be differentiate on the basis of race. There are various people who belong to different
culture and children should provided learning to respect the various culture that can lead to
create better understanding about the race, culture and have positive mindset about it. There
should be learning about better and positive aspect which should be there to conduct effective
learning and understanding about the aspect which can effect the children thinking ability and its
influence (Miller, 2018).
There are various theory which can influence the understanding and learning to the
children that have the influence to the children. In context to this, there are various understanding
about the children developmental theory which can impact the development of the children
social learning that are having the understanding about the influence of social construction of
understanding about the social construction of childhood. There are some of the theories which
have impact over the social construction of children development which are going to be
discussed further.
Behavioural child development theory
This is the theory which is based on the behavioural perspective which is influenced
through the environmental influences. This is the theory which is there able to influence the
childhood behaviour. This can influence with the observation of childhood observation which
they observe in their society and family. This have impact on their behaviour. This is considered
with child development are can influence the behaviour related with internal thoughts and
feelings which can construct and influence child development (Okeke, 2020). Children observe
the behaviour related with differentiation of race, culture, ethnicity, socio economic which can
influence the childhood development within children. There is various impact of the behavioural
theory which are related with influencing the changes in the behaviour that can create the
variation and helps to developed the understanding and learning regarding races which are
socially constructed. There is variation in the society which can lead to create the impact of

thinking ability which have significant impact on the childhood development (Pössel, 2018).
Children learn from the society about the learning which is regarding about the cultural variation,
ethnicity, and races which is influenced by others either form the family or by the society which
have direct impact on the behaviour of children regarding development. There is socio-
economic, gender, racial inequalities are introduced to the children which impact the child
development within school-aged children. In school there are various cultural student and
different racial. This can have high impact on the childhood development which can impact the
childhood development. Children observe that there is variation in between the people with
different racial. This make them understand that there is no wrong to discriminate between
various race people. This influence and provides the understanding about the differentiate
between the race and various cultural people. These observations and understanding influence
their behavioural changes that impact the childhood development (Uchida, 2021).
Social learning theory
This is the theory which influence the social learning of the children which can relate
with understanding about the behaviour which can inforce through the classical conditioning.
Children learn through the verbal instruction which are related with performing behaviour which
can lead to create the behaviour which is related with understanding by observation and learning
others behaviour. This can influence the behaviour of children and due to learning thought the
society and family member related with differentiation or inequality regarding races and ethical
difference. In this children learn the behaviour which are there able to influence the changes
which is related with influence through the society and family regarding change in behaviour.
Children generally observe that their family or society are discriminating with some specific
culture, ethnicity, race or gender which make them understand that they should also gain such
type of behaviour which can influence the understanding about the cultural, gender, ethnicity or
race. In school, public place, family or community children learn the behaviour which influence
their childhood development which is associated with social influence regarding race, culture,
ethnicity or gender (Rifas-Shiman, 2021). Social behaviour of childhood regarding the race or
ethnicity which can lead to influence the behaviour of the children regarding races which can
influence their mind-set and regulate the understating about the social perspective. There is need
to focus on the behaviour which is related with the social influence which is regarding
differentiation in gender, culture which have high instinct on the childhood behaviour. This can

lead to impact the behaviour that can have influence the behaviour that can lead to create the
change in childhood behaviour. This can have high impact on the childhood social influence
which is regarding the social influenced during developmental periods.
Socio-cultural theory
This is the theory which can influence the child behaviour and their understanding which
have high impact on the children learning and understanding about the nature and social
perspective. In sociocultural theory suggest that there is influence of parents, peers or caregivers
which can influence the understanding and collectively associated with development of higher
order function. This can focus on the understanding of individual which can associated with
increasing skills and provide better development of children on the basis of socio culture
(Crouch, 2021). Culture of society, friends and caregivers influence children to adopt their
behaviour which can lead to enhance the behaviour that can lead to create childhood
development. It is hard to talk about the discrimination and racism topic with their children at
their small age which can create impact on the sight of seeing the world with different
perspective and can have negative impact on their social development. This can be
uncomfortable discussion which is associated with the childhood development and might not get
the point effectively and there is chance of getting influence through the negative impact which
seems easy to adopt. There is need to deliver better understanding and provide better social
environment that can help to deliver effective information about the racial and related
information (Shulkin, 2018).
Stephen says that there is reflection of current status along with future development of
research related with race, ethnicity along with cultural development of child which can
influence the child development regarding with identifying child development which is regarding
better social conception which can impact child development.
CONCLUSION
Form above discussion, it can be conclude that there are various impact of social
influence which is related with social construction to the childhood. This can be constructive in
nature for the childhood development which is there able to influence the childhood behaviour.
There is need to focus on the behaviour of which can lead to create the impact over the behaviour
of children that can influence through the social and family impact where children learn about

the behaviour which is related with the instinct that can have high impact over the childhood
development. There is also high impact of the race, gender, ethnicity and culture which are
related with social impact due to change in the behaviour of children. Race, cultural difference,
ethnicity and gender inequality refers to the social construction which is not biological. This
influences the children behaviour and impact the childhood development. There is also need to
focus on the delivery of social learning to the children which have high impact on their
behaviour and impact the childhood development. There is also impact of behaviour learning
which is influenced through the learning of society or family member when they show their
behaviour which is directed towards the children. In such condition children adopt that behaviour
which can reflect in their behaviour and impact the childhood development. Socio behavioural
theory also reflect the understanding about gaining of behaviour which is reflected towards the
childhood development by getting impact over the children. Here, children get the attitude and
behaviour of their family, peers and society which reflect and influence their behaviour and
impact their development. In this report, there is discussion about the social construction of race,
gender, ethnicity or culture. There is also discussion about the child development theory which is
associated with social construction which influence the behaviour of race, gender, ethnicity or
gender.

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