Exam 2 chapter 9 Flashcards
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what are the two paths of social and emotional development?
socialization and personality formation
socialization
is the process by which children acquire the standards, values and knowledge of their society
personality formation
is the process through which children develop their own unique pattern of thinking, feelings and behaving in a wide variety of situations
Identification
process in which children try to look, act, feel like significant people in their social environment
what contributes to children’s sense of self?
acquisitions of sex-role and ethnic identity
by 2 years old
children are aware of the physical differences between boys and girls
by 3 years old
children can label themselves a boy or a girl and differentiate between “boy” and “girl” toys
by 4 years old
children have a stable sense of their gender identity
by 6 years old
children spend majority of playtime with members of their own sex and gravitate towards sports/activities associated with their gender
psychodynamic view of gender identity
around the 4th year, children start to identify with same-sex parent through resolution for boys in the oedipus complex and girls the electra complex
social learning view emphasizes what…
modeling and differential reinforcement