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Critique of Infant Determinism

argues, Though a childs social class is the best predictor of future vocation, academic accomplishments, and psychiatric health, Americans wish to believe that their society is open and egalitarian, without rigid class boundaries (Kagan, 1998, p.147).There is no doubt that infants should get affectionate care from their parents. However, waiting for them ahead is the complex socialization and interaction between other social factors, which will greatly influence their development. This development also depends on which social class the children belong to. Because it is the continuity of events that shapes ones perception, experiences that correspond to ones social class, as well as how they are interpreted, will directly affect later development (Kagan, 1998, p.128). Considering the amount of time and various events that children will be going through for their lifetime, events in the first two years are rather insufficient to determine the whole course of later development....

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