self peer and family Flashcards
self
a conceptual system made up of one’s thoughts and attitudes about one’s self, including one’s gender, physical apperance, possessions value, beliefs, preferences and psychosocial characteristics
bidirectionality
parent-child interactions is the idea that parents affect children’s characteristics, vice-versa
ex. children can learn to be noncompliant through interactions with their parents that reinforce their negative behavior
SES Influences on Parenting
differences in parenting styles and practices may partly reflects differences in the environments in which family live
an authoritarian style may be adaptive in some cases to protect children in unsafe living conditions
supportive relationships with others can moderate the potential impact of economic stress
cliques in the middle childhood
cliques tend to include 3 to 10 children who are usually of the same sex and race
composition, what are you bonding over, groups that children are voluntarily formed
cliques by age 11
many of children’s social interactions occur within the clique
cliques and social network in age 11-18
increase the number of adolescents with ties to cliques and an increase in the stability of cliques
cliques and social network
early and middle adolescene 11-12 and 14-15
high value on being in a popular group and in conforming to the group’s norms
late in adolescene
with age, increase focus on individual relationship
establishing with subset of individual
cliques and social network
adolescent boy and girl tend to what
seventh grades in cliques and social network
by high school cliques and social network
adolescent girl tend to be more integrated intp cliques
adolescent boys have a greater diversity of friends
seventh grade: increase in cross-sex relationship
by high school: cliques often include both sexes
4 types of bullying
physical bullying
verbal bullying
social bullying
cyberbullying
romantic relationship in young adolescence
tend to select partners that bring them status,
romantic relationship in older adolescence
are more likely to select partners based on compatibility and characteristics that enhance intimacy
self-concept
how individuals view themselves
refers to a system made up of one’s thoughts and attitudes about onself
self-esteem
how they evaluate and feel about themselves
identity
involves descriptions or categories that are often externally imposed
example of self-concept and identity
self concept- a newborn baby, the baby doesn’t have a conscious self-concept
identity- have na identity because the baby has name and is part of the family, which in turn is part of a larger family
conceptual system
can include thoughts and attitudes about oneself
social characteristics
ex: relationship personality and social roles
internal characteristics
thoughts, psychological and functioning
things to remember
the development of self is important because individual’s self-conceptions, including the way they view and feel about themselves, influence their overall feelings of well-being and self-confidence when faced with external criticism
self-concept in infancy
1)starts as an appreciation of one’s physical self
2)infants understand that the things that are always present are part of their bodies
3) COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
children learn by interacting with their environments
infant learn through experience is that they can affect their environments
ex. infants learnn that if they cry-parents will come and provide comfort
infants in the first month of life
rudimentary of self-concept
rudimentary-involving or limited to basic principles
2-4 months of age
infants have a sense of their ability to control objects outside themselves
