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CHAPTER 7EXPANDING SOCIAL HORIZONS: SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
Material from Kail & Cavanaugh’s Human Development: A Life-Span View
Slides adapted from Ashley Goethe, Theresa Kemp, Danielle Turek, Casey Lin, Julian Thayer, & Dr. Jordan
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Guiding Questions
What are some key ways in which the developing child can be influenced by: Family Friends The larger culture
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The Functions of Families
Protection for human children who develop slowly compared to other species
Economic support Emotional support Childrearing (or socialization)
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Common Parenting Behaviors Providing direct instruction--telling a child
what to do, when, and why
Modeling behavior Counterimitation--learning what should not be
done by observing the behavior
Providing feedback Reinforcement--consequence that increases the
likelihood that a behavior will be repeated in the future
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Common Parenting Behaviors
Punishment--applying an adverse stimulus (spanking, grounding, scolding, yelling, etc.)
Negative reinforcement trap--unwittingly reinforcing a behavior you want to discourage
Time-out--punishment that involves removing children who are misbehaving from a situation to a quiet, unstimulating environment
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The Four Parenting Styles
1) Authoritarian – high control, low warmth
2) Authoritative – combines fair amount of control and warmth
3) Permissive – high warmth, low control
4) Uninvolved – neither warmth nor control
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Effects of Parenting Styles
Authoritarian:- Children who are unhappy, have low self-esteem, and are frequently over aggressive
Authoritative:-Is best for “most children most of the time”
-Tend to have higher grades and are responsible, self reliant and friendly
Permissive: -Children tend to be impulsive with little self-control
Uninvolved:-Children often do poorly in school and are aggressive
Balance is key! Children typically thrive on a parental style that combines control, warmth, and affection.
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Children’s Contributions
Age--parents have to adjust their parenting as children age because the effectiveness of certain types of parenting change
Temperament--as parents realize what type of temperament each child has, the style will have to be adjusted
Behavior--children’s behavior helps determine how parents treat them, and the resulting parental behavior influences
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Parenting Gone Wrong: Child Maltreatment
Physical abuse--involving assault that leads to injuries including cuts, welts, bruises, and broken bones
Sexual abuse--involving fondling, intercourse, and other sexual behaviors
Psychological--involving ridicule, rejection, and humiliation
Neglect--children do not receive adequate food, clothing or medical care
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The Prevalence of Maltreatment 1 million children annually suffer from
neglect or abuse 60% are neglected 15% are physically abused 10% are sexually abused 10% are psychologically abused
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Who does this?
Cultural values and social condition in which parents rear their children
Social isolation is another factor
Cultural factors
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Why does it occur?
Parents that maltreat children were usually maltreated themselves
Often use ineffective parenting techniques and have such high expectations their children could never reach
Parental relationship is dysfunctional
Children who are often ill are at greater risk for abuse
Stepchildren are also at higher risk
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Effects of Abuse
Abused children are usually more aggressive
Lower performance in school Lower quality peer relationships More likely to become depressed as they
reach adolescence Despite the risks of these effects, some
children show ego-resilience in the face of this adversity
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Preventing Abuse
Acceptable levels of punishment must change
Families can be taught more effective ways to cope with stressful situations
Early childhood intervention programs
Parents who were maltreated need help to have the knowledge to avoid it with their children
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Parental Influence on Friends Parents exert major influence on
their children’s friendships Children cannot drive or legally be on
their own Parents organize activities for their
children Parents have all the power for a long
time in a parent/child relationship
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What is Friendship?
A voluntary relationship between 2 people involving mutual liking
Friendship grows more complex with age Ages 4 –5–-Children like each other and enjoy
playing together Ages 8 –11–-Trust and assistance Adolescence–-Intimacy and loyalty
Girls usually have more intimate friendships at this stage, but co-rumination can be a problematic factor
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Who Are Friends?
Often similar in age, gender, and race Opposite-sex friendships are rare, but they do exist.
However, children who have only opposite-sex friendships tend to be unpopular, to be less competent academically and socially, and to have lower self-esteem.
Are typically expected to treat each other as equals
Children and adolescents drawn together due to similar attitudes toward school, recreation, and the future
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Quality and Consequences of Friendships
Co-Rumination – Conversations about one’s personal problems, common among adolescent girls Strengthens girls’ friendships, but also puts them at risk for
greater depression and anxiety Friendships can also be hazardous when: aggressive
children are friends or when teens engage in risky behavior
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Children with good friends…
Have higher self-esteem
Are less likely to be lonely and depressed
More often act prosocially by sharing and cooperating with others
Cope better with life stresses
Less likely to be victimized by peers
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Popularity and Rejection Popular Children – Children who are liked by many classmates
Are skilled academically and socially Are usually friendly, cooperative, and helpful More skillful at communicating and better at integrating
themselves Includes physically aggressive boys and relationally aggressive
girls Different characteristics unique to cultural setting
Rejected Children – Children who are disliked by many classmates Are overly aggressive, hyperactive, socially unskilled, and
unable to regulate their emotions More hostile than popular children; they seem to be aggressive
for the sheer fun of it Others are shy, withdrawn, timid, and lonely
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Popularity and Rejection
Controversial Children – Children who are intensely liked or disliked by classmates
Average Children – Children who are liked and disliked by different classmates, but with relatively little intensity
Neglected Children – Children who are ignored—neither liked nor disliked—by their classmates
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Causes and Consequences of Rejection
Repeated rejection in childhood can have serious long-term consequences, such as dropping out of school, committing juvenile offenses, and suffering from psychopathology
Can be traced (in part) to the influences of parents
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Parents who are friendly and cooperative with others demonstrate effective social skills for their children
Parents who are belligerent and combative demonstrate ineffective social skills
Children watch how their parents respond in different social situations and may imitate those responses later in life
Disciplinary practices also play a role: Inconsistent forms of child guidance are associated with
antisocial, aggressive behavior Consistent child guidance tied to parental love and affection is
more likely to promote social skills (and popularity).
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Aggressive Children
Instrumental Aggression – Aggression used to achieve an explicit goal
Hostile Aggression – Unprovoked aggression that seems to have the sole goal of intimidating, harassing, or humiliating another child
Relational Aggression – Aggression used to hurt others by undermining their social relationships
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/us/ac-360-bullying-study/index.html?eref=rss_latest&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+Most+Recent%29
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Tendencies to behave aggressively are stable over time
Most schoolchildren are the targets of an occasional aggressive act, but a small percentage of children are chronic targets of bullying. Can occur through physical aggression and
relation aggression Electronic bullying has become common in recent
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Victimization Victims:
Are often lonely, anxious, and depressed Dislike school and have low self-esteem Feel better if they see others being bullied, because that
lets them know that they are not being singled out
Why are some children victims: Some are aggressive themselves – they often overreact, are
restless, and are easily irritated, making them easy bait for bullies. When attacked, they will probably start a fight even though they are outnumbered.
Some are withdrawn and submissive – they are unwilling or unable to defend themselves (referred to as “passive victims.”). When attacked, they show obvious signs of distress and usually give in to their attackers.
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Ways to help victims:• Encourage them not to respond in kind when
insulted and to not show fear when threatened• Increase children’s self-esteem• Foster their friendships with peers
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Influences from Society
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What’s on TV?
Depictions of “real life” Violence, aggression, and
cartoon violence 11,000 murders seen by age
12 Bobo doll experiment
Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory Children learn by observing
others; watching and imitating what they see
Commercials
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Criticisms of TV
There are several arguments against television itself: A possible contributor to short attention spans and
difficulty in school Children may become passive thinkers and lose
creativity Neither of these claims has been substantiated by studies or
evidence
There are some arguments supported by facts: The importance of screening the kinds of programs
watched; such as those with cartoon violence, harsh language, inappropriate situations etc.
The link between long periods of inactivity associated with television watching and obesity.
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TV as an Influence onAttitudes and Social Behavior
Television violence--desensitizes children and instills violent behaviors. A child will witness several thousand murders on television by adolescence. TV violence has been linked to increases in violent crime.
Stereotypes--give a slanted view of the world, roles, and peer relationships. Children exposed to television adopt these views and the fiction becomes a reality.
Consumer behavior--commercial advertisements often target children. Sugary cereals, toys, and TV programs all indoctrinate children into the world of consumerism and impulse buying.
Prosocial behavior--television can be used to teach prosocial skills. Many programs, on stations like PBS, directed at children teach important social skills and simulate human interactions.
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TV as an Influence on Cognition
Educational programs- some television companies, like Children's Television Workshop, produce programs with the purpose of teaching children of all ages.
Sesame Street teaches preschool and kindergarten skills, such as letter and number recognition.
Bill Nye the science guy taught science and mathematics
The Learning Channel, PBS, and Discovery show programs on various informative subjects such as science, culture, and history.
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Parental Involvement with TV Children need rules concerning the amount and type
of television they are permitted to watch and the rules need to be enforced!
Do not let children watch excessive television out of boredom.
Adults should watch television, especially a new program, with their children and be active critics of the programming. Ex. If there are only female nurses on the show, comment
about how your cousin Josh just got a job as a nurse (though they don’t make him wear pink).
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Media and Stereotypes
Television as a “window on the world” is actually distorted.
Jobs being assigned gender roles according to models seen on television “Typical” families
Reflection of cultural norms Can teach children prosocial behavior
Kimball Canadian study (1986) Studied sex-role stereotypes before and
after television was introduced to the community.
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Developing Prejudices
A negative view of others based on their membership in a different group
-this often develops once an individual learns of their membership within a group
In young children it is not so much a negative view of others as it is an enhanced view of one’s own group-does not often involve overt hostility at this age, view others as “not as good”
As children enter their elementary school years their knowledge of racial stereotypes and prejudices increases
-prejudice tends to decline during these years as children learn that societal norms discourage openly favoring their group over others
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During early adolescence prejudice often increases again The resurgence of prejudice is thought to reflect two
processes
1) Having been exposed to prejudices some of them are internalized within the child/adolescent
2) In their search for identity, adolescent’s preference for their own group often intensifies
-Greater prejudice at this age usually reflects a more positive view of their own group and a more negative view of other groups
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How are prejudices formed?
Children form some prejudices as a byproduct of categorizing their social worlds. When children are addressed by race sex or class they
attribute those titles and memberships to themselves, and conversely to others.
A child will naturally prefer his or her own social group as opposed to others
Negative opinions of other groups can emerge if multiple social groups are set in a competitive environment, or if animosity is perceived.
Prejudice can be reduced by mixing children into diverse groups and setting cooperative goals.
It is also important not to label children as this affects their self image.
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Ethical concerns limit studies of prejudice to correlational studies so identifying “how” is challenging
Popular Belief: bias and prejudice emerge naturally out of children’s efforts to understand their social world
As children’s social horizons expand they continue to categorize and try to decide how different groups of people “go together” ex. race, gender, age
Jane Elliot’s Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes Experimenthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BrFHq-t2VY&feature=related
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How Can We Limit Prejudice? Encourage friendly and constructive contacts between
children from different groups
- works best with in a non-competitive activity in which children are pursuing common goals
Have children play different roles
- allows them to see how prejudice impacts others, reduces egocentrism
Educate children about the racism and/or prejudice experienced by others throughout history
Through these experiences children discover for themselves that each person is a unique mix of
experiences, skills, and values.