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Social and Personality Development


Course Description

Factors that influence children's social behavior as they are integrated into adult society. Included are basic theories and research on the development of sex roles, aggression, altruism, moral standards, dependency, independence, achievement, and peer relations.


Athena Title

SOC/PERSON DEVLOPMT


Prerequisite

PSYC 1101


Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

By the end of this course students should have learned: 1. About major theories of social and personality development 2. About factors influencing eight major aspects/systems of social/personality development 3. About families as contexts for development 4. About peers and peer groups as contexts for development 5. About the influence of media and schools on social and personality development 6. About cultural and subcultural influences on social and personality development 7. About generalizations and truths about human development that parents and child professionals can use to optimize the development of children and adolescents


Topical Outline

1. Introduction and course overview 2. Psychobiological perspectives on development 3. Learning and information processing perspectives on development 4. Cognitive theories of development 5. Early emotional development 6. Establishing and maintaining emotional relationships 7. Development of self-concept, self-esteem, and personal identities 8. Development of achievement motivation 9. Aggression in developmental context 10. Altruism and moral development 11. Gender-role development 12. Families as contexts for development 13. Extrafamilial (e.g., media, schools, peers) influences on development 14. Guiding principles for optimizing child and adolescent development


Syllabus