Peer Group Acceptance: Key to Identity Development in Children

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 Explain the role peer group acceptance plays in identity development among children in middle childhood. Also, discuss whether peer acceptance is a predictor of successful adjustment in middle childhood. children interact with others and observe these interactions. They frame these interactions in their minds by thinking about them through the use of language. They then develop their ability to think and learn in the context of interpersonal interaction and understand this interaction through language. Children do not only learn from their families, but they also learn from friends mostly importantly at that age, when they try to fit in with their peers and want to be accepted by their age group. (Zastrow et al., 2018). Genuine acceptance of the child in the peer group creates the basis for healthy development while rejection from peers from an early age brings about such risks as externalizing problems poor school adaptation, physical aggressiveness, and internalizing problems such as loneliness, social anxiety, depression , negative self-esteem (Rubin et al., 1998). Children that work towards independence learn the social skills they need in order to get along with others as they progress in life, any child who learns those skills well stands a better chance of having more positive interactions later (Zastrow et al., 2018 ).  Then, imagine that you are working with a child being raised by older relatives, as in the Big Mama video. How would you expect the family situation to affect the child’s identity development? Most of the children raised by older relatives they are deeply confused, sad, and depressed by what is essentially abandonment by their parents. These feelings lead to temper tantrums, inability to focus, aggressive behaviors, and other problems such as trouble making friends and achieving in school, As the documentary, Walters showed most of these Characteristics, his grandmother never gave up on raising him regardless of her health all she was thinking about the Walter, We can see the influence of culture in this family, evidenced by the strong faith in God that Viola has and passed on to Walter (Dolbin-MacNab & Stucki, n.d ; McLean & Syed, 2018; Seretean, 2000). Walter and Viola had a very strong bond between them; however, when Viola had a heart attack and her mortality was questioned, Walter began to act out of fear of being abandoned, Viola was whom he had after his father died, and the thought of him losing her made him become angry. Reference: Adler, P. A., & Adler, P. (1998). Peer power: Preadolescent culture and identity. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. Seretean, T. (Producer, Director). (2000). Big mama Links to an external site. [Film; documentary]. California Newsreel. Zastrow, C. H., Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hessenauer, S. L. (2019). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (11th ed.). Cengage Learning.

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