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CHAPTERTENcopy.pptxCHAPTER TEN
Emotional and Social Development
In
Middle Childhood
DISCUSSION
What is the role of the internet? Specifically social media?
OVERVIEW
“Who am I”
Expanding Social World: Social Cognition
THEORISTS
Erikson
Industry versus Inferiority
The importance of self-concept
Focus: Social Acceptance
Bandura
The importance of culture
Role modeling and imitation (changing American family)
IMPORTANT FACTORS, p.1
The “Self”
Self concretizing
Mastery Motivation
Learned Helplessness
Self-esteem
Athletics
IMPORTANT FACTORS, p.2
Parents
Authoritative / Warm
Divorce
Affects children at all ages
Three years to “right the ship”
Tasks:
Deal with school
Deal with conduct
Deal with all relationships
Self-esteem issues
Psychological problems
Social Problems
IMPORTANT FACTORS, p.3
Peers
Can have a positive or negative affect
Four Categories of Peer Acceptance
Popular Child – Well likes
Rejected Child – Disliked
Controversial Child – Liked and Disliked
Neglected Child – Not part of any crowd
Ways to help the child
Pay attention to them
Help the child socialize
Improve their self-esteem
Friendships
At this stage friendships become based on the mutual meeting of need
More non-verbal communication
Still mostly same sex
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Emotional Development is key
Disorders start to be diagnosed
The Resilient Child
More adaptable
Better attachments
Higher tolerance for frustration
They are CONFIDENT
MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Piaget
Morality of Constraint (9 – 11)
Morality of Cooperation (10 or 11)
Gilligan
The role of society
REVIEW QUESTIONS
What are two of the four categories of peer acceptance?
What is co regulation?
What is mastery motivation?
