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Chapter 10:. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood. Theories of Social and Personality Development Psychoanalytic Theories. Freud: form emotional bonds with peers Latency stage Erikson: sense of competence Industry versus Inferiority Stage.
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Chapter 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
Theories of Social and Personality DevelopmentPsychoanalytic Theories Freud: form emotional bonds with peers • Latency stage Erikson: sense of competence • Industry versus Inferiority Stage
Self-Concept Psychological self: psychological characteristics • More complex, less tied to external features Self-efficacy: • Social comparisons • Encouragement from valued sources Self Esteem
Self-ConceptThe Valued Self Nature of self-esteem
Self-ConceptMoral Reasoning: Piaget Moral reasoning: Judgments about rightness and wrongness of specific actions • Moral realism • Moral relativism
The Social World of the School-Aged ChildFamily Relationships Only children • As well adjusted as children with siblings Siblings • Positively contribute to children’s social and emotional understanding
The Social World of the School-Aged ChildGender Segregation Boundary violations Play group composition by gender Play focus Age of appearance Playmate preference and style
The Social World of the School-Aged ChildPatterns of Aggression
The Social World of the School-Aged ChildTwo Types of Rejected Children How are these types of rejected children alike? How are do they differ?
The Social World of the School-Aged ChildTwo Types of Rejected Children Neglected or rejected Very different from peers, shy, highly creative The invisible child
? ? Questions To Ponder Is there a link between viewing violent television and aggressive behavior in children?
Computers and the Internet • Economic differences • Uses • Gender differences • Violent content and game preferences