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Human Development: Updated, 7/e

James Vander Zanden, Ohio State University
Thomas Crandell, Broome Community College
Corinne Crandell, Broome Community College

Middle Childhood 7 to 12: Emotional and Social Development

Chapter Outline

Chapter 10 describes a variety of ways in which the school environment influences children's development. More specifically, this chapter illustrates how the school setting affects the development of a child's personality, cognitive capabilities, interpersonal skills, and school behavior. Several important issues are discussed, including:

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The Quest for Self-Understanding. Topics covered include self-image, self-esteem and the manner in which children deal with fears and stress.

2

The World of Peer Relationships. Several areas are covered within this context: functions of the peer group, gender cleavage, the consequences of social acceptance and rejection, development of children's self-esteem and the factors that contribute to a healthy self-concept, the processes by which children conform to a peer group, and children's awareness of and experience with members of different social and ethnic groups.

3

Family Influences. The section examines maternal, paternal and sibling influences on behavior as well as the makeup of the family - divorced, single parent or stepfamily.

4

The World of School. The areas examined include the direct functions of the school, characteristics of effective schools, identification and placement of children with learning disabilities, factors associated with improving student motivation, and the close relationship between school performance and socioeconomic status.

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