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drdonna Chapter 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| peers | individuals who share the same age or maturity level |
| controversial children | children who are frequently nominated both as someone's best friend and as being disliked |
| neglected children | children who are infrequently nominted as a bets friend but are not disliked by their peers |
| popular children | children who are frequently nominated as a best friend and are rarely disliked by their peers |
| rejected children | children who are infrequently nominated as a best friend and are actively disliked by their peers |
| intimacy in friendship | self-disclosure and the sharing of private thoughts |
| cliques | small grouops that range from 2-12 people who are of the same age and sex and often engage in similar activities |
| sensorimotor play | behavior by infants to derive pleasure from exercising their sensorimotor schemes |
| social play | play that involves intereaction with peers |
| symbolic play | play that occurs when a child transforms aspects of the physical environment into symbols |
| constructive play | combination of sensorimotor or practice play with symbolic representation |
| play therapy | therapy that lets children work off frustrations while therapists analyze their conflicts and coping methods |
| games | activities that are engaged in for pleasure and include rules |
| leisure | pleasant times when individulas are free to pursue activities and interests of their own choosing |
| activity theory | the idea that the more active and involved older adults are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives |
| disengagement theory | and old idea that to cope effectively, older adutls should gradually withdraw from society |
| culture | the behavior, patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group of people that are passed on from generation to generation |
| ethnocentrism | tendency to consider one's own group superior to other people |
| collectivism | emphasizing values that serve the group by subordinating personal goals to preserve group integrity, supporting independence of members and promoting harmony |
| socioeconomic status | grouping of people with similar occupational, educational, and economic characteristics |
| feminization of poverty | the belief that more women than men live in poverty |