Chapter 16
I.
The effects of television on child development
A.
Development of television literacy
B.
Some potentially undesirable effects of television
1.
Effects of televised violence
Box 16.2 – Focus on research: Do “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”
promote children’s aggression?
a.
Does TV violence instigate aggression?
b.
Other effects of televised violence
2.
Television as a source of social stereotypes
3.
Children's reactions to commercial messages
4.
Reducing the harmful effects of television exposure
C.
Television as an educational tool
1.
Educational television and children's prosocial behavior
2.
Television as a contributor to cognitive development
II.
Child development in the computer age
A.
Computers in the classroom
B.
Concerns about computers
a.
Concerns about video games
b.
Concerns about social inequalities
c.
Concerns about Internet exposure
III.
School as a socialization agent
Box 16.2 – Applying research to your life: Should preschoolers attend school?
A.
Determinants of effective schooling
1.
Factors that contribute to effective schooling
a.
Composition of the student body
b.
School climate
c.
The scholastic atmosphere of successful schools
1.
Academic emphasis
2.
Challenging, developmentally appropriate curricula
3.
Classroom management
4.
Discipline
5.
Teamwork
2.
The “goodness-of-fit” between students and schools
B.
Do our schools meet the needs of all of our children?
1.
Educational experiences of ethnic minorities
a.
Parental attitudes and involvement
b.
Interfacing parent and peer influences
c.
Teacher expectancies
2.
Educational and developmental transitions
C.
How well-educated are our children? A cross-cultural comparison
1.
Classroom instruction
2.
Parental involvement
3.
Student involvement
4.
A strong emphasis on effort
IV.
Peers as agents of socialization
A.
Who or what is a peer, and what functions do peers serve?
1.
Peers as equal-status contacts
2.
Frequency of peer contacts
3.
How important are peer influences?
Box 16.3 – Focus on research: Are peers more important than parents?
B.
The development of peer sociability
1.
Peer sociability in infancy and toddlerhood
2.
Sociability during the preschool period
V.
VI.
VII.
a.
Functions of play in early childhood
3.
Peer sociability in middle childhood and adolescence
C.
Peer acceptance and popularity
1.
Why are children accepted, neglected, or rejected by peers?
a.
Parenting styles
b.
Temperamental characteristics
c.
Cognitive skills
d.
Social behaviors
Applying developmental themes to extrafamilial contextual forces in child development
Summary
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