EPISODE · May 13, 2022 · 36 MIN
Feral
from All The F Words · host Joanne Greene
The word feral is generally used to describe normally domesticated animals that live in the wild—cats, for example. But did you know that throughout history, there have been a few situations of human children being feral? And we’re not just talking about rambunctious class clowns. On this episode, we’ll talk about the myths and realities of feral children, and the question it calls into focus: which impacts the development of a person the most, nature or nurture?Follow us on social media @allthefwordspodWrite to us! [email protected]: https://www.livescience.com/41590-feral-children.htmlhttps://www.yoair.com/blog/anthropology-nature-vs-nurture-of-feral-children/Stories of feral children: https://www.urbo.com/content/modern-cases-of-feral-children-raised-in-the-wild/https://www.markedbyteachers.com/as-and-a-level/sociology/nature-vs-nurture-feral-children.htmlhttps://medium.com/@fernandamarana44/feral-children-and-nature-nurture-controversy-in-language-acquisition-1b5083e77061https://www.simplypsychology.org/naturevsnurture.html#:~:text=Nature%20is%20what%20we%20think,and%20learning%20on%20an%20individual.https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/nature-vs-nurture
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The word feral is generally used to describe normally domesticated animals that live in the wild—cats, for example. But did you know that throughout history, there have been a few situations of human children being feral? And we’re not just talking about rambunctious class clowns. On this episode, we’ll talk about the myths and realities of feral children, and the question it calls into focus: which impacts the development of a person the most, nature or nurture?Follow us on social media @allthefwordspodWrite to us! [email protected]: https://www.livescience.com/41590-feral-children.htmlhttps://www.yoair.com/blog/anthropology-nature-vs-nurture-of-feral-children/Stories of feral children: https://www.urbo.com/content/modern-cases-of-feral-children-raised-in-the-wild/https://www.markedbyteachers.com/as-and-a-level/sociology/nature-vs-nurture-feral-children.htmlhttps://medium.com/@fernandamarana44/feral-children-and-nature-nurture-controversy-in-language-acquisition-1b5083e77061https://www.simplypsychology.org/naturevsnurture.html#:~:text=Nature%20is%20what%20we%20think,and%20learning%20on%20an%20individual.https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/nature-vs-nurture
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