CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Parenting Styles
18 Apr 2013
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Peers are two or more people who are socially equal and operate at similar levels of behavioural complexity. Peer contact increases over the course of childhood while adult contact decreases. See figure 14. 4 average conformity scores for antisocial behaviour by age. Conformity more likely to occur around age 14 then at older ages. Children move away from parents toward peers, and then move away from peers toward the individual. Peek in adolescence that shows when peers are most important. Peers increase sociability, the willingness to interact with others and seek their attention/approval. Development of sociability begins slowly, then increases during the early years of development. Peer interactions continue through middle childhood and adolescence. Games with rules help children regulate themselves and adapt to the social guidelines. Cliques are groups define by a difficult to join or leave (become isolated) Adolescent cliques and crowds begin around ages 12-14. Neighborhood of residence (are peer interactions high or low?)
