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Research focus : Developmental changes in friendship and peer groups in adolescence and emerging adulthood. Friends and Peers. Family & Friends in Adolescence. 103 minutes per day with friends. Time spent with family decreases. Time spent with friends increases. 28 minutes per
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Research focus: Developmental changes in friendship and peer groups in adolescence and emerging adulthood Friends and Peers
Family & Friends in Adolescence 103 minutes per day with friends Time spent with family decreases Time spent with friends increases 28 minutes per day with parents (Buhrmester & Carbery, 1992)
Friendships in Adolescence • Mean Girls • Clip from movie (1st ten minutes or so) • Featurette w/ Rosalind Wiseman – author ofQueen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence • Popularity in adolescence • How studied? • Sociometry: research method in which students rate the social status of other students • Participant-Observation method (Student Presentation)
Unpopularity in Adolescence Rejected A’s – actively disliked by peers Neglected A’s – barely noticed • What happens to “unpopulars”? • Exclusion from groups / cliques • Recipients of sarcasm and ridicule – designed to • Promote dominance hierarchy • Reduce non-conformity and increase group cohesion • Clarify in-group, out-group (easing anxiety by directing negative attention to others) • Recipients of aggression (relational and physical) • Relational – gossiping, spreading rumors • Physical – bullying • (Small group exercise on bullying)