Today, more than ever, socioeconomic status, cultural context and ethnicity play a large role in human development. Without these factors we would not be able to function in society. These factors reflect how a person communicates and socializes with other people, and how a person is accepted in society. They help us make decisions in life. Each individual is its own unique person, responding to everyday life in their own way. Human development begins at birth, and the rest depends on these factors of development.
The first factor that affects development is our socioeconomic status. It is an indicator of a persons social and economic standing, measured through a combination of income, level of education, residency, occupation, and social status in the community. How does this affect development? Families with a high socioeconomic status often have more success because they typically have more access to more resources to improve their child's development.
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The second factor that plays a role in development is cultural context. Culture is the specific manifestations of a social group's design for life, developed over the years to provide a social...