rs for the babies to feel normal or accepted for their work, routine to work and the absence of education. My way of thinking is much different from that of the babies. I have learned at an early age that an education is the key to freedom to succeed. Had I been reared as these babies were, I too would have similar characteristics. Fortunately, as a young man I socialized and surrounded myself within friends and associates who’s upbringing was similar to my own. The babies are only exhibiting the reflection of what their environment is teaching them in reference to their own personal growth in society. The phrase ‘a mind is a terrible thing to waste’, and the saying ‘If you don’t work, you don’t eat’ both go hand in hand. I truly believe in the importance of a good education. The babies feelings differ from mine in the respect to social norms involved within our societies. The babies' society needs its young to work, while my society stresses the necessity of young individuals to get an education for the hopes of a better future. The major problem areas in the case are the social values, the roles given to the babies', long-term effects of the babies mentally and physically stress, and the absence of an education. Related information from the textbook that applies to the problem begins in the social norms. The rules of our present society, state work as adults and school is non-existent. The beginning of responsibility and demands, are placed upon the babies during the beginning stages of adolescence instead of young adulthood. The babies' entire maturation process is tampered with and altered in the case study. The babies are imitating actions or impressions contributed by their parents, care givers, and their society. Their society has swayed them into believing that their actions are justified and are “he right thing to do”. Working at an early age, while absent from school is way...
