Pete Maggie Smith Social Factors

Maggie smith has been through many things that have affected her growth and development throughout her life. Social/cultural factors and physical factors that have affected Dame Maggie Smith throughout her life will be discussed in this section.

Physical factors that affect growth and development include illness/disease, physical activity, diet, appearance and genetic inheritance. These would affect the growth and development of a person because if the person has a life reducing or very bad illness, it would affect them as often the treatment could be energy draining or cause changes in appearance. They may find their hair falling out due to the medicines which could knock their self-confidence and esteem. Illness may cause tiredness and/or
Factors include gender, religion, employment, family, friends, life experiences (marriage/divorce/bereavement), education, and ethnicity. These could all affect the growth and development as losses could have a massive impact on emotional stability and socially, the victim could feel isolated and therefore possibly could lead the person to sever ties with friends and colleagues. Religion would affect a person because they might have to stick to a particular diet or have to do particular rituals or practices. This might affect the person’s social life because they might not be able to go out due to having go carry out these rituals. Also, the person might face racism against their beliefs which would affect their emotional development. Some religions require you to wear specific clothes or present yourself a certain way and this may lead to people discriminating against them which would lower their self-esteem. Another problem sometimes faced by religious people is that sometimes their dietary needs are not catered for. However if someone is part of a religious community then this would ensure a feeling of security from sharing beliefs with others and have a good self-image because they are accepted by others. Education would affect a person’s growth and development because if they grew up in a posh area and went to a private school, the person would most likely have received a better education than a person who attended a public school in a rough area. Their behaviour is also affected by their education and home life. Depending on the education, it will affect their future because the will not be able to get a well-paid job if they do not work in school however if they work well in school they are most likely going to come out of school with good grades and get a good job. They are also least likely to become unemployed. If a person is lonely and doesn’t have many friends or does