China is the most populous country in the world‚ with its population of 1.3 billion people making up more than one-fifth of the world’s total population. 20.4% of the population is under 15 years old‚ 71.7% is between 15 – 64 years old and 7.9% is above 65 years old based on the year 2007. The breakdown of male and female is shown in appendix 3. It is also one of the most densely populated countries‚ though inhabitants are unevenly distributed‚ with more in the east than in the west and more in rural
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mystery of addiction remains. Our forbears‚ scientists‚ professionals‚ user’s‚ family‚ friends and society in general still struggled to grasp concepts of addiction. What causes it? Is it inherited‚ psychological‚ a social
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To summarize‚ Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory is based on children’s learning and embedding upon their cultural environment. It’s central focus is the show of “information and cognitive skills from generation to generation” (Rathus (2016) pg. 238). In details‚ Vygotsky wants to focus on how the child interacts with adults can affect her cognitive skills. In this theory‚ there are two main concepts‚ which are the zone of proximal development (ZPD) and scaffolding. ZPD is referred to the amount of
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9. The Sociocultural Tradition Dr. Martin Morris‚ Communication Studies‚ Wilfrid Laurier University Saved on: 3/10/09 1:30 PM Printed on: 3/10/09 1:31 PM Introduction Reading 27. G.H. Mead‚ “The Social Foundations and Functions of Thought and Communication” The principle which I have suggested as basic to human social organization is that of communication involving participation in the other. This requires the appearance of the other in the self‚ the identification of the other with the
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the point of even trying if I’m going to fail? The loss of interest in daily activities and the emotional pain of being in a state of gloom for months can be extremely detrimental to ones well-being‚ physically and mentally. Environmental and sociocultural
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become an addiction. Exercise addiction has many of the same characteristics seen drug addiction such as: tolerance withdrawal‚ lack of control‚ intention effects‚ time‚ reduction in other activities‚ and continuance. Researchers have developed conceptually sound diagnostic criteria for exercise dependence‚ but have yet to determine a suitably convincing mechanism for its onset. In order to determine what type of interventions would be effective for treating or overcoming exercise addiction‚ researchers
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Internet Addiction: A Brief Summary of Research and Practice Go to: Abstract Problematic computer use is a growing social issue which is being debated worldwide. Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) ruins lives by causing neurological complications‚ psychological disturbances‚ and social problems. Surveys in the United States and Europe have indicated alarming prevalence rates between 1.5 and 8.2% [1]. There are several reviews addressing the definition‚ classification‚ assessment‚ epidemiology‚ and
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Lev Vygotsky and the Sociocultural Theory Lev Vygotsky {1896-1934} was a Russian psychologist and a contemporary of Piaget. He believed that children are active and constructive beings‚ but unlike Piaget‚ he thought that children’s cognitive development was a socially facilitated process. He had a theory that children acquire the ways of thinking and behaving that make up a community’s culture through cooperative dialogues with more knowledgeable members {adults‚ teachers‚ peers}—in other words
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My choice for the most relevant theory is Sociocultural Theory. This theory focuses upon modeling watching others behaviors. Guided participation plays a major role in sociocultral theory and can be called the central concept. The central concept that cultural patterns and beliefs are social construction help anchor this theory. This theory uses proximal development which consists of the skills‚ knowledge and concepts that the learner is close to understanding. Guided participation is used to help
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The first section of my case study considered how to observe a child’s cognition and language development through a sociocultural lens. I mentioned that development is a composite of a person‚ a circumstance‚ a place‚ an action‚ and an activity; and when those elements are cohesive‚ an educator can perceive a child’s development holistically. This second part now questions‚ “Who are we teaching?” However‚ there is a twist to that question. Educators are often responsible for making inferences about
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