Chapter Outline

The Stories of Lafayette and Pharoah: The Tragedy of Poverty and Violence

Emotional and Personality Development

• The Self
  • The Development of Self-Understanding
  • The Role of Perspective Taking in Self-Understanding
  • Self-Esteem and Self-Concept
  • Industry Versus Inferiority
• Emotional Development
  • Developmental Changes
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Coping with Stress
  • Coping with Death
• Moral Development
  • Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
  • Kohlberg's Critics
  • Prosocial Behavior and Altruism
• Gender
  • Gender Similarities and Differences
  • Gender-Role Classification

Families

• Parent-Child Issues
• Stepfamilies
  • Types of Stepfamilies
  • Adjustment
• Latchkey Children

Peer Relations

• Peer Statuses
• Bullying
• Social Cognition
• Friends

Schools

• Contemporary Approaches
• The Transition to Elementary School
• Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity
  • The Education of Students from Low-Socioeconomic Backgrounds
  • Ethnicity in Schools