l environment, broadening perception toward the world and recognizing ones identity, which all will greatly influence the development. According to Kagan, children begin to interpret their experiences in the third or fourth years (Kagan, 1998, p.113). From that time the memories are likely to last: experiences in the first two years are hardly recallable in adulthood (Kagan, 1998, p.115). Yet the reason that infant determinism is popular is because it covers up the problems that come from social class membership (Kagan, 1998, p.147). Kagan points out, Those who favor infant determinism do not award sufficient power to the events of the later childhood and adolescence, many of which are correlated to social class (Kagan, 1998, p.147). Although the foundation of todays society is based on the idea of everybody being equal, differences in social class and socioeconomic status are inevitable. All men being equal only exist in theory: in the real social structure there exists lower working class, middle class, and upper class. A persons perception and development is largely influenced by the experience that comes from this social structure. People living in poverty are more likely to experience greater amount of hardships and less amount of education than others do, and these conditions tend to continue. Kagan emphasizes the impact of this continuity on ones life: he says the reason for high rate of adult morbidity in lower class, for example, is because of the continuity of the poor living condition over the many years (Kagan, 1998, p.128). However, discussing the existing inequality between social classes is such a sensitive issue. It is hard to relate all the unpleasant outcomes to the differences in behavior in social classes when everyone is supposed to be equal and well. Therefore, if there are differences between children of upper class and lower class, blaming the past is easier than blaming the social class itself. Kagan...
