PSYCH 3AB3 Chapter 5: Topic 6 - Peers
8 Dec 2015
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Peer someone who is at roughly the same level in age, social status, or level of functioning with another. Children start interacting with other children when they are still babies, as early as the middle of the first year. Out of school: like schools, sports leagues for young people rely on age grading with strict cut-offs. Conformity doing as others are doing or as others urge one to do, whether or not it fits with personal inclinations, values, and beliefs. Normative social influence acting like others because there is a social norm that prescribes doing as others do. Informational social influence acting like others because of a belief that others have been information about the correct thing to do. Reference group a set of people that someone looks to for information about what to do and what constitutes doing well as well as evaluative comments and praise. We have a number of reference groups that serve different functions.
