PSYC 2110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Peer Group, Social Change, Relational Aggression
16 Nov 2012
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Psyc2110 - chapter 15: peers, media and schooling. Peers serve as vital sources of support in threatening situations and contribute greatly to development but they do so more effectively when children also have warm, supportive ties to parents. Coordinated interaction occurs more often, largely in form of mutual imitation involving jumping, chasing or banging a toy; imitative, turn taking games create joint understandings that aid verbal communication. Around age 2, they use words to communicate. Dramatic increase with age in ability to engage in joint, interactive play. Social development proceeds in 3 step sequence: non-social activity unoccupied, onlooker behaviour and solitary play. Parallel play child plays near other children with similar materials but doesn"t try to influence their behaviour: highest level are two forms of true social interaction: Associative play children engage in separate activities but exchange toys and comment on one another"s behaviour.
