Contradicting The Glass Castle
“Nothing has a stronger psychological influence on a child than the unlived life of a parent”-C G Jung. Parenting styles play an integral role in the development of an adolescent’s life. Therefore, children develop through a number of stimuli, interaction, exchange, and repetitive tendencies, which surrounds them. An adult figure molds a child’s personality and a gives them guidance to a life of success and fulfillment. Contradicting The Glass Castle a memoir by Jeannette Walls, research has revealed that parenting styles can influence a child’s social, cognitive, and psychological growth, which affects children both in the childhood years, and as an adult.
By definition, “Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a debilitating and chronic illness
characterized by persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations, with a relatively high lifetime prevalence of 7% to 13% in the general population”. Parenting traits such as overcontrol, lack of warmth or rejection, and overprotection are known to be associated with the etiology of this disorder. Therefore, evidence confirms that parenting styles can dilapidate the social life of an adolescent. In The Glass Castle, Jeanette is neglected for her social inferiors. She quotes, “”.(Walls, ). The negligence her parents clearly causes repercussions for Jeanette due to how she is accepted socially and morally by her surroundings. .
By definition, “Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a debilitating and chronic illness
characterized by persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations, with a relatively high lifetime prevalence of 7% to 13% in the general population”. Parenting traits such as overcontrol, lack of warmth or rejection, and overprotection are known to be associated with the etiology of this disorder. Therefore, evidence confirms that parenting styles can dilapidate the social life of an adolescent. In The Glass Castle, Jeanette is neglected for her social inferiors. She quotes, “”.(Walls, ). The negligence her parents clearly causes repercussions for Jeanette due to how she is accepted socially and morally by her surroundings. .