Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Bronfenbrenner's Ecology of Human Development

<p>Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the norms associated with this condition in the United States have evolved over time. Culturally established beliefs control how the disorder is defined and treated. This study will explore the idea that ADHD is a socially constructed disorder that impacts multiple levels of society. These levels include the child, the family, the school, the medical community, and the advertising agencies. Social construction theory will be used to establish a framework for this study. Urie Bronfenbrenner’s (1977) system theory describing the ecology of human development will also be used to investigate the impact that different levels of society possibly have on the growth and development of ADHD and how this disorder has become institutionalized in our society with suggested norms and routine treatments.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education in Curriculum Studies (Ed.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Denis, Carol Medders

Contributors dc:contributor

• Marla Morris
• Julie Maudlin
• Claire Hughes

• ETD
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Cultural studies
• Bronfenbrenner's Ecology of Human Development
• Curriculum studies
• Cultural construction
• Curriculum and Social Inquiry
• Sociology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/64

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1064