![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/sites/dl/free/0072322357/title/Meece2e02_sm.jpg) Child and Adolescent Development for Educators, 2/e Judith Meece,
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Student Study Guide by Nancy Defrates-Densch
Peer Relations and Moral Development
Learning ObjectivesAfter study of this chapter, you should be able to:
Describe the development of children's abilities to understand the perspective of others. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe age-related differences in how children describe other people. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe the development of children's understanding of race and ethnicity. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Identify some positive and negative influences of peers on children's development. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Identify characteristics of children who are popular, neglected, and rejected, and explain how teachers can promote positive peer relations in the classroom. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Explain how parents and teachers can foster the development of prosocial behaviors in children. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe different forms of aggression, discuss possible causes of childhood aggression, and explain what can be done at school to reduce aggression. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe developmental changes in peer relations from infancy through adolescence. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Identify difficulties with peer relationships experienced by gay and lesbian youths. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe Kohlberg's theory of moral development and identify links between moral reasoning and behavior. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Describe Nel Nodding's ethic of care and identify what educators can do to create a moral community in the classroom. |
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