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Effects of Culture on the Developing Child

I think the moral sense is innate in humans, but it is nurtured by the society we live in. Most people grow up knowing right from wrong, good from evil, unless the grow up in a very dysfunctional family. The sense of sympathy for others appears early, such as in caring for injured or sick pets, without having to be taught to us. A sense of fair play is also innate. If you watch young children at play, you will see that they have a sense of what is fait and what is not, whose turn it should be, and who is holding onto the ball too long, or wanting to go out of turn. These senses are the result of biology - the result of cognitive development. As the brain matures, certain concepts become clear to the child. Self-control is something we learn as we grow up, and also depends on the development of the brain. It is a biological stage of development when a child learns to control their urges, beginning with toilet training once cognitive development has progressed far enough for the child to understand the concept. Duty, develops a little later, but again is linked to cognitive development.

The developing child becomes aware of different feelings at different stages of development as the brain matures. They may not fully understand the meaning of these feelings when they first appear, but when they act on them, they see the response they get from their parents, siblings, friends, etc. and they learn which ones are acceptable to express and which ones should remain repressed.

If you compare these traits, fairness, selfûcontrol, sympathy, and duty, across cultures you will find that they are present in every culture, yet the life experiences are very different from one culture to another. The experiences of a child growing up in an affluent home in America are very different to a child growing up in a mud hut in Ethiopia or an igloo in Alaska, yet they all share these moral senses. There may be differences in degree, b...

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