EDUC 322 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Utah Transit Authority, Ender Wiggin, Social Comparison Theory

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Education
• Course: EDUC 322
• Professor: Lucy Le Mare

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The importance of children"s relations with peers and friends. Adult-child relationships: adults have authority, not true friendship. Peer relationships: age-mates, generally share common interest, do activities together, but no other contact. Expose each other to child culture, serve as appreciating audience. Learn from each other and practice (working w/ others, regulating emotions: re(cid:272)og(cid:374)ize (cid:449)hat"s (cid:396)ele(cid:448)a(cid:374)t to othe(cid:396) kids, a(cid:271)le to suppo(cid:396)t a(cid:374)d ad(cid:373)i(cid:396)e i(cid:374) a (cid:449)a(cid:455) adults (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t. Learn about socializing as equals, try different social roles. Choose to be together, more special, personal, committed to resolving conflicts to continue interactions. Fun, affection and comfort from equal choice. What happens when children cannot find a friend: depression, mental illness, heart disease, hypertension, (cid:862)deli(cid:374)(cid:395)ue(cid:374)ts(cid:863) Friendships and hie(cid:396)a(cid:396)(cid:272)h(cid:455) of phases fo(cid:396) kids" thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out f(cid:396)ie(cid:374)ds. Study: stud(cid:455) kids" f(cid:396)ie(cid:374)dships fo(cid:396) last 20 (cid:455)ea(cid:396)s: begins at 3y/o, began seeking peers in earnest. Corresponds w/ understanding of e/o perspectives, and increase in self-awareness.