 | Learning Objectives
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- Identify and discuss developmental trends in peer interactions.
- Describe the roles of peers in socialization and how they influence children's development.
- List the functions of play. Discuss the relationship between imaginative play and emotional development, including emotional disturbances.
- Discuss the typical assessment of peer status. Identify the major factors that determine acceptance by peers.
- Identify the consequences of rejection by peers and ways in which parents facilitate social skills to promote peer acceptance.
- Describe trends in the development of friendship.
- Discuss the process of peer group formation, organization, and functioning.
- Discuss differences in the amount and kind of influence exerted by parents and peers on children.
- Cite different functions of the peer group in different cultures.
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