FERAL CHILDREN

"WOLF CHILDREN AND THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN NATURE" "There exists today a being which, unlike everything else in the world, does not appear at birth as a 'prefabricated system', but which has still to be constructed and has everything to learn ....... The natural in man is due to inborn heredity the cultural to his acquired heritage .... Even in the purely organic sphere it is difficult to draw the line between what is natural and what …

…severely affect the individual. Some repercussions are: lack of a stable diet - which in turn may lead to severe illness or malnutrition, lack of education, which may lead to lack of life chances for the individual. The poverty they encounter may lead to criminal activity in order to gain possession of food, possessions or even articles to clothe themselves with. These factors may consequently spiral the individual into a deprived social world. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**