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Chapter 1 Learning About Children 5
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As a class, read the case study and discuss the questions that follow. After you fi nish studying the chapter,
discuss this case study again. Have your opinions changed based on what you learned?
of time for the son, too. She asked, “Why do you
say this?” He replied that being aggressive is in the
family genes, just like his eye color. He reminded
her that his grandfather and father were aggressive,
too. In fact, his father had spent some time in jail for
assaulting another man during an argument.
For years, Mrs. Lee had put up with her
husband’s bad temper. When events went wrong, he
became angry and aggressive toward her and their
10-year-old son, but never really hurt them. All of
the neighbors were aware of the couple’s constant
and loud fi ghting. The other day, her husband was
involved in a road rage incident, but fortunately it
never escalated beyond a word exchange. Today,
Mrs. Lee received a call from her son’s school
principal saying that her son was involved in a
bullying incident. By school policy, the son must
now receive counseling with a local psychologist.
The principal said the psychologist preferred to
involve the whole family in the counseling sessions.
Mrs. Lee loves her husband and son and wants
the aggressive acts to stop. When Mrs. Lee told
her husband about the school incident and the
principal’s call, he emphatically stated that she can
go to the counseling sessions with their son, but it
would not help him and probably would be a waste
Is Aggression Caused by Heredity?
1. Do you think there is such a thing as genes
for aggression? for a tendency toward
aggression?
2. Is there another explanation for aggression
across generations?
3. Why does the psychologist want to include
the entire family in counseling sessions?
How might the psychologist help this family?
Lesson 1.1
Understanding Child Development
Lesson 1.2
Recognizing Principles and Theories of Growth and Development
Lesson 1.3
Studying and Observing Children