Question

At age three, a Ukranian girl named Oxana Malaya suffered severe parental neglect. She lived in a shed with dogs, and she ate raw meat and scraps. Five years later, a neighbor called authorities and reported seeing a girl who ran on all fours, barking. Officials brought Oxana into society, where she was cared for and taught some human behaviors, but she never became fully socialized. She has been designated as unable to support herself and now lives in a mental institution (Grice 2011). Case studies like this offer a way for sociologists to collect data that may not be collectible by any other method. What term do we use to describe these children

Answer 1

Answer:

The term used to describe these children is feral children.

Explanation:

A feral child is a child that grows up isolated from human contact from an early age, which deprives them from the chance to learn and develop basic language, social, and intellectual skills. Feral children often mimic the behavior of animals and even develop their own language. Oxana Malaya is a famous case of a feral child rescued and then taught as much as possible. In the world, there are around 100 cases of feral children.