EDF1303 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Social Skills, Values Education, Moral Relativism

• School: Monash University
• Department: Education
• Course: EDF1303
• Professor: M A R I A G I N D I D I S

Document Summary

Social development (changes in the ability to interact with and relate to others individually and at broader societal levels) Social competence (the ability to adapt one"s behaviour to the social situation) Includes acting appropriately with others and to the consequences of one"s behaviour (appropriate/inappropriate) Social skills (interactional behaviours that are acceptable to others and beneficial to the individual) Social skills or adaptive behaviours are context-specific and may vary between countries, cultures and schools. Social competence becomes more complex and differentiated as interactions with broader society outside their family increase and the potential for difficulties increases. Friendships become more exclusive and differentiated with age and are often (not exclusively) based on: personal attributes, gender, ethnicity, ses, levels of trust and assistance. Four social skills needed to establish friendships: the ability to gain entry into group activities, being approving and supportive of others, managing conflict appropriately, exercising sensitivity and tact. Less successful child ends up ignored or rejected.