Chapter 10 (notes)

Question 1

How do authoritative parents and authoritarian parents effects children’s self esteem

Answer 1

Authoritative = higher self esteem
Authoritarian = low self esteem

Question 2

How do children 6-7 years describe their peers compared to hoe 7-10 year old children describe their peers

Answer 2

6-7 = describe external characteristics (he goes to my school, has brown hair, has a grey sweater, etc)

7-10 = internal characteristics (he smells and is nasty, not funny, always fighting, etc)

Question 3

What is the difference between Moral Realism and Moral Relativism (Piaget)

Answer 3

Realism = rules can’t be changed, rule violations result in punishment

Relitivism = people can agree to change rules and, punishments only when the person is misbehaving

Question 4

Are working parents related to delinquency?? if not then what

Answer 4

No they are not.
Income, parental education, and quality of interaction effects delinquency

Question 5

Why are peer relationships important in learning new things

Answer 5

they provide a different perspective from parents

Question 6

What are three reasons to why peer relationships are good

Answer 6

1. more information about the world/people
2. emotional support and control
3. practice of relationship and communication skills

Question 7

What are the 2 types of peer rejection

Answer 7

withdrawn-rejected = perceived to be different in some way
Aggressive-rejected = aggressive an uncooperative behaviours

Question 8

What are the causes of conduct disorders

Answer 8

genetics
too much discipline from parents
physical punishment from parents
deviant peers