Nature vs Nurture - Michael Jackson

To achieve D1 I am going to evaluate how nature and nurture can affect the PIES development at infancy and adolescence. Firstly nature (when inheritance of genes and characteristics are involved) and nurture (when environmental influences and how people are brought up) can both affect a person’s development. In this evaluation I am going to evaluate how the nature affects the PIES at infancy and what theories are behind them. Secondly how the nurture can affect the PIES in infancy. Then I will go on to evaluate how the nature can affect the PIES in adolescence and then how the nurture

Michael Jackson wrote a song called “Black or White”. In this song he talks about his struggle he has had when dealing with racism. Michael Jackson has changed his skin tone from black to white leaving him with many comments from others. In his lyrics he says “I'm not going to spend my life being a color”. I found this statement to be powerful as he shares he does not want to be categorized as a color; instead he wants people to see him for who he is as a person. He successfully got his message across in this song as he repetitively stated he does not care about the color of his skin or others.

In D1 I will be assessing the genetic and social factors on a person’s development; I will be using the David Reimer and few case studies of my own about twins. I will then come to my own conclusion of which one I think is the most important in each story nature or nurture.

One of the main, and most controversial topics discussed in a child’s development is, nature vs. nurture. Nature pertains to genetic influences that a child has inherited from their parents, such as traits, abilities, and capacities. For instance, what color eyes the child may have, how athletic they may be, and even their brain development. Whereas nurture, refers to the environment the child is raised in and how this shapes their behaviors. Such factors can include, the family’s socio-economic status, schooling, parental discipline, as well as whether the child is provided with enough resources. When it comes to nature or nurture having a stronger influence then the other, the answer is both, nature and nurture, influence the outcome of the child. This idea that both nature and nurture, play a part in how the child will develop, is known as the nature-nurture continuum.

Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was, and still is, an iconic pop figure to the world today. His dance moves and singing changed the world forever. Jackson had many stages of his career life. In his childhood Michael was in his brother’s band, the Jackson 5. He then decided to go his own way and record hid own solo music.

Michael Jackson is a legend in the musical world. His musical career started out when he was considerably young. Michael has inspired many artists in today’s society. His music video, “Thriller”, is viewed as iconic even today. Jackson was one of the first artists to break through racial barriers in the music society.

Jordan was a fan of Jackson along with the rest of the world, and he was now given the chance to meet his idol. In exchange for the rental car, instead of money, David Schwartz asked Michael to instead give his son a call and talk to him, due to him being such a fan. Michael kept his promise and indeed called Jordan a few days later. (Wordpress) An interview with a worker from the car rental claimed, ““It was almost like the boy’s mother was forcing the boy on him,” Green recalls. “I think Michael thought he owed the boy something, and that’s when it all started.” (Wordpress, 1) Every parent wants their child to be a star; to become something bigger then themselves. With a successful man like Michael Jackson coming in contact with the boy, the parents basically handed over their son in hopes that something more would come out of the

In 1981, African Americans were not entirely welcome to the white only stations and therefore, had to resign themselves due to their thought that their music was seen to be “race music” and had no place in mainstream. On the other hand, Michael Jackson never saw his music as limited to “race and ethnicity”, it had no boundaries for him. However, this music was quite threatening to the white establishment and it formed feelings of hatred towards the African Americans.

Throughout the history and culture of pop music, nearly every American’s memories would praise Michael Jackson as the global figure of the king of pop who dominated the music industry over decades. Not only are Jackson’s music and signature dance moves deeply engraved into our brains, his performing style also altered the contours of American culture of that time. He first ushered in the age of pop as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1969. Their performances always appeared on the top of music charts and being the front man, Michael Jackson slowly but inevitably became the center of attention on stage. Michael Jackson’s time as a part of the Jackson 5 introduced him to the door of superstardom, as well as serving as the preamble for his solo career.

Michael Jackson was born into an all African-American family. His father, Joseph Jackson was occupied as a guitarist, following his musical dreams (Mckeen). His father then put aside his musical career, and supported his family as a crane operator. Jackson’s father formed a small-group of singers with Michael’s four older brothers, Jackie, Jermaine, Tito, and Marlon. Jackson joined the musical group at age five and rose above expectations. Once all five brothers completed the group, it was known as “The Jackson Five”. Jackson became the lead singer of the group due to his remarkable talent and depth. His father was known for becoming violent with him and his brothers due to trying to discipline them to do better until rehearsal was perfect (Bio). Michael described his childhood as lonely, and unfair. He felt that he was missing out on the fun things that all other children did. He wanted to go outside, go to the park, and just play

Although Michaels parents were family oriented and enjoyed music together, Joe could sometimes be very mean and verbally abusive, especially to Michael. Michael once said: "His dad teased him about his nose being big and not coming from his side of the family, but from his mothers." (VH1 Television Interview, 2002). Joe ruled his home with an iron hand and did not tolerate disobedience in his children. Joe was stern but, at the same time, wanted the best for his children. Once he realized they had a passion for music, Joe formed the Jackson Five, an early 1960's pop group. The group initially consisted of Jackie, Tito and Jermaine. Soon, Michael at five years of age and Marlon joined the group. Young Michael stood out from the group. He was a talented lead singer and dancer. His charming voice and precise dance moves quickly caught the eyes of record producers and people around the globe. Jackie once told a Rolling Stone interviewer,Michael was so energetic that at five years old he was like a leader" (Thompson, 1991, p.467).

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 Gary, Indiana. He was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. He was the king of pop. He was the most popular entertainers in the world he was also the best selling music artists during the year of his death. He was the eighth child in Jacksons family.

As an adolescent Michael Jackson made appeared in a movie “The Whiz” and released his first solo album “Off The Wall”. His album swept the country topping the charts. He toured the country, show after show, promoting for his album. In addition to his album, at this age he wrote songs with legends like Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones. In Erik Erikson’s theory Jackson was in the Identity vs. Role Diffusion stage. Jackson was supposed to discovering himself and his interest. While touring the country and constantly performing how could Jackson identify interests? Erikson points out failure of this stage could result in being influenced by circumstances rather than from awareness. The failure of this stage appears later in Jackson’s life when he relies on others to help him make important life decisions.

Michael Jackson, a strong humanitarian, provoked change using his powerful lyrics and music videos. In Jackson's song "Man in the Mirror" he makes it clear that change has to start within us first: "If you want to make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make that change." Michael knew he wanted to positively affect the world, but in order to do so he had to become a higher quality person. Instead of one using all their love on themselves it must be opened up and spread to all. Michael Jackson taught the world how to start change (Borges). "Earth Song", yet another hard-hitting emotional ballad raises awareness to the poor treatment this Earth has been given

Michael Jackson the “King of Pop”, was an American performer that was extensively cherished and, one of the most influential artists of all time. Michael experienced a lot of racial inequalities during his time of fame. That might have been a key factor in his construction of the hit song “Black Or White”, a song about racial harmony. Michael Jackson struggled with a rare disease, that made a big impact on who he was and how he looked at the idea of race. Michael wants to get his point a crossed that there is more to people than just the color of their skin. “Black Or White”, expresses Michael’s view on how he wants people to be able to look deeper into individuals and not be so focused on their characteristic differences. Michael recognizes the racial inequalities present in society and he chooses to take the idea of people being equals and the need for people to stop labeling each other off of traits they cannot change. Most of Michael’s songs focus on the need for people to just treat others better, “Black Or White” follows the same theme. Michael appeared to be a fairly optimistic person, “I believe in miracles”, that might be just what it takes to put a stop to racial inequalities, due to their origins running so deep. Michael Jackson is still to this day one of the most respected artists of all time, and he was able to incorporate real world complications into his music without making people mad. Michael Jackson was