Peers and School

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Peers and School
Chapter 15
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Agenda

• Hour 1 The Family (pp. 563-572)
• Hour 2 The Family (pp. 573-586)
• Hour 3 Peer Relationships
• Watch video clips
• Discuss Peer Groups (pp. 597-608 613-618)
• Course feedback
• Review Exam II
• Hour 4 Schools(pp. 609-613)
• Preschool in Three Cultures Japan, China, and
  the US

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Functions of the School

• School is second most important institution of
  socialization (after family)
• Socialization
• occurs in the classroom with teachers.
• occurs on the playground among peers.

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Peer Groups and Friendships
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Goals

• Discuss social influence and conformity
• Watch video clips
• 2nd graders on friendship
• Adolescents on friendship
• Discuss peer relationships, popularity, etc.

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How peers impact development

• Social Influence
• Small interactions and subtle forces which cause
  us to become more like the people around us.
• Conformity
• Children (and adults) modify their behaviors and
  beliefs to closely match those of friends and
  peer group members.

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Social Influence of peers

• Children modify their behaviors and beliefs to
  conform to those of friends and peer group
  members.
• How do we study the influence of peers?
• Create a situation that elicits conformity and
  see how readily people conform.

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Solomon Aschs Line Study
confederates
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Solomon Aschs Line Study
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Solomon Aschs Line Study Results
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Types of Peer Relationships

• Level of Peer Acceptance (well-liked)
• Friendships (number and type)

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School
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Goals

• What are the major functions of schools?
• How do American schools differ from schools in
  other cultures?

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Functions

• Teach academic skills
• Promote the values of society

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Teaching Academic Skills

• How does the U.S. compare? (IEA)

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Promoting Societal Values

• How much do teachers interfere in student
  conflicts?
• How regimented (structured) are lessons?
• How much is self-expression valued?
• How much time is spent on academics vs. play?
• How much emphasis is placed on ability vs.
  effort?
• What else might we look for?

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Promoting Societal Values

• Preschool in Three Cultures
• What surprised you?
• What didnt?

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Promoting Societal Values
Japan
China
United States