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In both cases individual members may exercise some dominance over others, in particular by
altering the patterns guiding further growth and
development, but the
social coordination stems from basic patterns embodied in the genetic makeup of the plant cells and in the laws and traditions of human culture.
Common situations that require foster home support: a young adult dog that just needs to get well over a couple of weeks before she / he is
altered and put up for adoption; a litter of puppies that would benefit from a family situation to aid in their
social development; an animal that requires attention and love to overcome past traumas.
Yet another important critical
development took place beginning in the 1980s that also
altered earlier definitions of «regional art»: the emergent
social and political consciousness of a radical contemporary and urban - based First Nations art.
The
development of the internet after 1989 engendered the introduction of new digital technologies, allowing for the now ubiquitous platforms for
social media and communication, and the massive proliferation of images of all kinds, drastically
altering the ways in which we access and generate information.
Development activities in the Arctic (for example, oil and gas, minerals, tourism, and shipping) are of concern to Indigenous communities, from both perceived threats and anticipated benefits.149 Greater levels of industrial activity might
alter the distribution of species, disrupt subsistence activities, increase the risk of oil spills, and create various
social impacts.
Children who do not complete high school, for example, are more likely to become teenage parents, to be unemployed, and to be incarcerated, all of which exact heavy
social and economic costs.5 A growing body of research shows that child poverty is associated with neuroendocrine dysregulation that may
alter brain function and may contribute to the
development of chronic cardiovascular, immune, and psychiatric disorders.6 The economic cost of child poverty to society can be estimated by anticipating future lost productivity and increased
social expenditure.
These toxic stress - induced changes in brain structure and function mediate, at least in part, the well - described relationship between adversity and
altered life - course trajectories (see Fig 1).4, 6 A hyper - responsive or chronically activated stress response contributes to the inflammation and changes in immune function that are seen in those chronic, noncommunicable diseases often associated with childhood adversity, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cirrhosis, type II diabetes, depression, and cardiovascular disease.4, 6 Impairments in critical SE, language, and cognitive skills contribute to the fractured
social networks often associated with childhood adversity, like school failure, poverty, divorce, homelessness, violence, and limited access to healthcare.4, 19,58 — 60 Finally, behavioral allostasis, or the adoption of potentially maladaptive behaviors to deal or cope with chronic stress, begins to explain the association between childhood adversity and unhealthy lifestyles, like alcohol, tobacco, and substance abuse, promiscuity, gambling, and obesity.4, 6,61 Taken together, these 3 general classes of
altered developmental outcomes (unhealthy lifestyles, fractured
social networks, and changes in immune function) contribute to the
development of noncommunicable diseases and encompass many of the morbidities associated epidemiologically with childhood adversity.4, 6
However, it is expected that the presence of high scores in this trait early in life will
alter the
development of appropriate
social cues and increase the likelihood of disruptive behavior.
It is possible that security of attachment only exerts an effect on later
social skills if it acts to
alter the neurocircuitry affected by previous institutionalization early in
development.