Feral Children Flashcards
1
Q
Define feral children
A
Children brought up without the usual process of socialisation
2
Q
Does feral children favour nature or nurture theory
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Nurture
3
Q
Example of non human behaviours feral children may display
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- walking on 4s
- barking
- eating with hands
- uninterested in human behaviour
4
Q
What skills do feral children lack that without human socialisation
A
- reading /writing
- language
- ability to relate to peers
- walking
5
Q
What a feral children a product of
A
Neglect, abandonment, isolation or even abuse
6
Q
Has a feral child been socialised property
A
No they have not been socialised to Learn the norms and values of a human society
7
Q
Case study - Oxana
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- spent a large portion of her childhood being raised by dogs
- during this time spent with dogs she began to develop characteristics which were more like dogs than a human
- sh had very little human contact she hadn’t learnt language so she communicated in bark and growls
