Development Of Social Relationships Flashcards
Infancy social development
Infants will have an inbuilt tendency interact with carers
Will smile at human faces in 2 months
Respond to adults at 3 months
Childhood social relationships development
Begin to learn social roles and behaviours
Explore social relationships through play
Learn to cooperate with other children through play
Form friendships through mental trust
Adolescence social relationship development
Influenced self worth by their peer than by family
Adolescence copy behaviours from their own network of friends
Adolescence have to cope with their sexuality
Adulthood social relationship development
Friendships networks continue to be very important
Dominated by forming intimate partnerships and employment
Marriage and parenthood rep rest major social development in thei lives
Later adulthood social relationship development.
More free time to develop friendships
Increase their involvement with close friends
Take up new hobbies
They might take up pasttime no trave
3 different types of developing relationships
Formal, intimate, informal
Formal relationship
between non related individuals eg colleagues. These relationships are important for good self image and self esteem
Intimate relationships
may begin in adolescence and continue. New relationships form throughout life. These relationships lead to contentment, emotional security and self positive image
Informal relationship
build between individuals and family or significant people. These stet with attachment in infancy, they promote contentment and confidence