HDFS 1070 Lecture 15: October 12
6 Oct 2016
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Psychosocial crisis of early childhood and middle childhood. What is being communicated by the use of the term initiative? . Children become less egocentric: become more aware of norms, become more aware of conformity/peer pressures. Thus the radius of significant others begins to tip in the direction of peers. Symbolic interaction theory and the looking glass self. > this is how i see you seeing me. Conclusion: as peers relationships become increasingly more important, the self is increasingly influenced by and influences the nature of social interactions with friends. What are the functions of cliques and peer groups: peers and gender schemas, peers and self esteem, peers and identity, peers and values, peers and sexual scripts, peers and prosocial development. What factors contribute to successful and unsuccessful peer. Success experiences (in the realm of children) Developmental trajectory difficulties with peers: short and long-term. Difficulties with peer relationships are twice as likely among children referred to clinicians/social workers.
