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| unoccupied, onlooker behavior and solitary play. |
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| a limited form of social participation in which a child plays near other children with similar materials but does not try to influence their behavior. |
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| children engage in separate activities but exchange toys and comment on one another's behavior. |
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| a more advanced type of interaction, children orient toward a common goal, such as acting out a make-believe theme. |
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| friendly chasing and play-fighting |
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| a stable of ordering group members that predicts who will win when conflict arises. |
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close relationships involving companionship in which each partner wants to be with the other.
1. Friendship as a handy playmate (4 - 7)
2. Friendship as mutual trust and assistance ( 8 - 10)
3. Friendship as intimacy ( 11 - older) |
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| Characteristics of friendship |
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1. Friendship selectivity and stability
2. Interaction between friends
3. Resemblance between friends |
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| refers to likability - the extent to which a child is viewed by a group of agemates, such as classmates, as a worthy social partner. |
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| who get many positive votes (are well-liked) |
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| who get many negative votes (are disliked) |
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| who receive many votes, both positive and negative (are both liked and disliked). |
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| who are seldom mentioned, either positively or negatively. |
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| Popular-prosocial children |
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| who combine academic and social competence. |
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| Popular-antisocial children |
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| which emerges in late childhood and early adolescence, includes "tough" boys - athletically skilled but poor students who cause trouble and defy adult authority -and relationally aggressive boys and girls who enhance their own status b ignoring, excluding, and spreading rumors about other children. |
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| Rejected-aggressive children |
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| the largest subtype, show rates of conflict, physical and relational aggression, and hyperactive, inattentive, and impulsive behavior. |
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| Rejected-withdrawn children |
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| are passive and socially awkward (gee, that sounds vaguely familiar). |
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| collectives that generate unique values and standards for behavior and a social structure of leaders and followers. |
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| groups of about five to eight members who are friends and, therefore, usually resemble one another in family background, attitudes, values, and interests. |
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| among Western adolescents attending high schools with complex social structures, often several cliques with similar values form a larger, more loosely organized group. |
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| What are some influences on peer sociability? |
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1. Direct parental influences: influencing children's peer relationships.
2. Indirect parental influences: through child-rearing practices.
3. Age mix of children
4. Cultural values |
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| What influences does a close friendship have on an individual's psychological health and competence? |
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1. Provides opportunities to explore the self and develop a deep understanding of another individual.
2. Provides a foundation for future intimate relationships.
3. Helps young people deal with the stresses of everyday life.
4. Improves attitudes toward and involvement in school. |
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| in which certain children become targets of verbal and physical attack or other forms of abuse. |
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