Comparing Erikson, Elkind And Milner
DEVELOPMENT AND PUNISHMENT.
At the beginning of this class, we discussed the different stages of development in middle
and high schoolers. So in this paper, I will use the theories of Erikson, Elkind and Milner’s
stages of development and I will compare them with “Not Much just chilling” and “Nobody Left
To Hate”.I will then discuss whether or not I agree with Erikson, Elkind and Milner’s theories. I
will also apply Elkind's theory of Vanishing Makers and his discussion on what the problem with
pre-teens and teens are. Finally, I will use Milner's theory of social status and how this is critical
in forming a group and or self identity in Junior High and High School.The second question was
to conduct a …show more content…
This in my opinion is not a justifiable excuse because at every stage in one's life we all
have to deal with changes; whether it is changing grades, schools, neighborhoods, jobs, etc.
Chang is the one thing that is constant in our lives. Moreover, in order to change with these
changes one must conform to his or her new society in order to fit in. For example, if a person
grew up in the inner-city and then moved to the suburbs he or she could not act like he or she did
in their old neighborhood but have to make adjustments in the way he or she acts and behaves in
order to fit in with the suburban way of life. Another example would be work you can not go
from one job to the next and think that you are going to do everything at the new job the same
way you did them at the old one and expect to still have a job at the end of the week. These two
kids were disturbed evil psychos and people like them should not be pitied and we should not try
to find the root cause of their evil because they are no different to Charley Manson, Jeffery
Domer, John Wayne Gassy, …show more content…
Gershoff states that
corporal punishment brings about a brake down in the quality of parent-child relationships, an
increase in the child's aggression, a moral brake down, and an immediate compliance to the
problem but not a solution to the long term problem.
When we look at the recent studies on physical punishment there are a couple of things that
are not addressed or the difference in the type of punishment that is used. First, the main thing
wrong with Gershoff `s study and others like hers is that they all do not see a difference between
a "open hand slap on the butt or wrist and a closed fist to the face or chest" according to
Baumrind, Cowan, and Larzelere. Another problem that they bring up is that these studies are not
done from a first hand scientific observation but over the phone or from the mouth of the
children themselves. Finally, they also stated that since these studies are not done in person
At the beginning of this class, we discussed the different stages of development in middle
and high schoolers. So in this paper, I will use the theories of Erikson, Elkind and Milner’s
stages of development and I will compare them with “Not Much just chilling” and “Nobody Left
To Hate”.I will then discuss whether or not I agree with Erikson, Elkind and Milner’s theories. I
will also apply Elkind's theory of Vanishing Makers and his discussion on what the problem with
pre-teens and teens are. Finally, I will use Milner's theory of social status and how this is critical
in forming a group and or self identity in Junior High and High School.The second question was
to conduct a …show more content…
This in my opinion is not a justifiable excuse because at every stage in one's life we all
have to deal with changes; whether it is changing grades, schools, neighborhoods, jobs, etc.
Chang is the one thing that is constant in our lives. Moreover, in order to change with these
changes one must conform to his or her new society in order to fit in. For example, if a person
grew up in the inner-city and then moved to the suburbs he or she could not act like he or she did
in their old neighborhood but have to make adjustments in the way he or she acts and behaves in
order to fit in with the suburban way of life. Another example would be work you can not go
from one job to the next and think that you are going to do everything at the new job the same
way you did them at the old one and expect to still have a job at the end of the week. These two
kids were disturbed evil psychos and people like them should not be pitied and we should not try
to find the root cause of their evil because they are no different to Charley Manson, Jeffery
Domer, John Wayne Gassy, …show more content…
Gershoff states that
corporal punishment brings about a brake down in the quality of parent-child relationships, an
increase in the child's aggression, a moral brake down, and an immediate compliance to the
problem but not a solution to the long term problem.
When we look at the recent studies on physical punishment there are a couple of things that
are not addressed or the difference in the type of punishment that is used. First, the main thing
wrong with Gershoff `s study and others like hers is that they all do not see a difference between
a "open hand slap on the butt or wrist and a closed fist to the face or chest" according to
Baumrind, Cowan, and Larzelere. Another problem that they bring up is that these studies are not
done from a first hand scientific observation but over the phone or from the mouth of the
children themselves. Finally, they also stated that since these studies are not done in person