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SOCIAL UNDERSTANDINGS. Peer Interactions Developmental Trends. Infancy attachment, joint attention, play, & language Early childhood play groups of 2 or 3 children Parten’s play patterns unoccupied behavior solitary play onlooker behavior parallel play associative play
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Peer Interactions Developmental Trends • Infancy • attachment, joint attention, play, & language • Early childhood • play groups of 2 or 3 children • Parten’s play patterns • unoccupied behavior • solitary play • onlooker behavior • parallel play • associative play • cooperative play
Peer Interactions Developmental Trends • Middle childhood • group activities • conform to social norms • manage conflicts and cooperation • Early adolescence • increased reliance on peers for support and recreation • Increased division by race or ethnicity • Late adolescence • greater ability to view others as individuals • fewer groups, more flexibility in selecting friends
Characteristics of Friendships • Infancy • imitation, simple interaction, shared emotion • Early childhood • conversation, social and pretend play • Middle childhood • loyalty, stability • Early adolescence • self-disclosure, possessiveness • Late adolescence • selectivity, emotional dependence
Peer Acceptance • Popular • well-liked by peers • Rejected • identified as not liked • Neglected • few intense feelings of like or dislike by peer group • Controversial • strongly liked by some, strongly disliked by others • Average • liked by some, disliked by others