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Children 7/e Book Cover
Children, 7/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas, Dallas

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Learning Objectives

By the time you have completed this chapter, you should be able to reach the following goals:

1

Know about the changes in the self.

2

Describe changes in emotional development.

3

Discuss moral development.

4

Learn about gender development.

5

Describe these aspects of families: parent-child issues, stepfamilies, and latchkey children.

6

Understand the nature of peer relations.

7

Discuss these aspects of schools: contemporary approaches, the transition to elementary school, and socioeconomic status/ethnicity.