Annotated Bibliography/Reading List Template

Thesis:
Traditionally, it was believed children did not possess the ability to comprehend issues, but recent studies show kids learn and acquire knowledge and cultural values gradually through listening, watching, and touching.
1.Alesina, Alberto, and Paola Giuliano. “Culture and institutions.” Journal of Economic Literature 53.
The study focusses on the relationship between culture and its effect on social and economic outcomes.
It is crucial in supporting the thesis as it offers a modern definition of culture (910).
2. Bandura, Albert. “Social cognitive theory of moral thought and action.” Handbook of moral behavior and development.
The handbook adopts a cognitive interactionist perspective to the moral phenomenon.
The handbook is crucial in explaining the multifaceted nature of morals and judgment.
3. Barber, Larissa K., and Christopher J. Budnick. “Sleep and unethical behavior.” Work and sleep: Research insights for the workplace (2016): 125-146.
The study proves morals are not innate but acquired depending on the environment. In this scenario a companies’ policies.”cognitive-intuitionist model maintains that moral judgments occur through either reflexive or active processing” (129).
It is connected to the thesis’ notion that morals are not innate but nurtured over time.
4.Choi, Jiyoun, Anne Cutler, and Mirjam Broersma. “Early development of abstract language knowledge: evidence from perception–production transfer of birth-language memory.” Royal Society open science 4.

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The study depicts how children adopt foreign languages swiftly.
It is connected to the thesis as it supports the argument that language is learnt through watching and listening
5. Haidt, Jonathan, and Craig Joseph. “The moral mind: How five sets of innate intuitions guide the development of many culture-specific virtues, and perhaps even modules.” The innate mind 3 (2007): 367-391
It discusses how morality might be partially innate.It is an important source to strengthen the necessity and significance of the study.
6. Kohlberg, L., & Kramer, R. (1969). Continuities and discontinuities in childhood and adult moral development. Human development, 12(2), 93-120.
The research dwells on morals and values development from childhood to adulthood.
It helps to justify the claim that morals are acquired from people one interacts with.
7. Kurtines, William M., Jacob Gewirtz, and Jacob L. Lamb. Handbook of moral behavior and development: Volume 3: Application.
The authors expound on Albert Bandura’s concept of moral thought and action.
It supports the original work of Albert Bandura’s concept of values and morals to brings in more clarity.
8. Marginson, Simon, and Thi Kim Anh Dang. “Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory in the context of globalization.” Asia Pacific Journal of Education 
The paper reviews the social-educational theorization of Vygotsky
Vygotsky input in the aspect of learning culture forms the basis of the thesis
9. National Research Council. How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school: Expanded edition. National Academies Press, 2000.
The book teaches on fundamental theories that affect children learning, and theories behind such notions.
The book provides crucial info on theorists such as Vygotsky and Piaget, and their contributions to the psychology of learning.
10. Marno, H., Guellai, B., Vidal, Y., Franzoi, J., Nespor, M., & Mehler, J. (2016). Infants’ selectively pay attention to the information they receive from a native speaker of their language. Frontiers in psychology, 7, 1150.
The study depicts infants can understand language from a young age as when a few months old.
It is a crucial study to support the thesis argument on learning languages.
11. Straub, Detmar, et al. “Toward a theory-based measurement of culture.” Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM)10.1 (2002): 13-23.
The study explores a theory -based view of culture via social identity theory.
It is connection to the thesis is its broad coverage of the term culture including its definition.”Values are acquired early in life, mainly through the family and neighborhood and later through school” (15)