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Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood: Kohlberg's Theory & Gender Stereotypes - P, Study notes of Developmental Psychology

The socioemotional development in middle childhood through the lens of lawrence kohlberg's moral development theory. Additionally, it discusses the concept of gender, gender stereotypes, and their impact on adolescents. The document also touches upon gender similarities and differences in various aspects, including physical, cognitive, and socioemotional.

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Socioemotional
Development in Middle
Childhood
Lawrence Kohlberg 1927-1987
Harvard psychologist
Early 1970’s
•Focused on Moral Development
Studied under Piaget
Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral
Development
Level I - Preconventional Reasoning
Heteronomous Morality
Individualism
Level II - Conventional Reasoning
Mutual Interpersonal
–Conformist
Level III - Postconventional Reasoning
Social Contract
Universal Ethical Principles
Unity of Being
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Socioemotional

Development in Middle

Childhood

Lawrence Kohlberg 1927-

  • Harvard psychologist
  • Early 1970’s
  • Focused on Moral Development
  • Studied under Piaget

Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral

Development

  • Level I - Preconventional Reasoning
    • Heteronomous Morality
    • Individualism
  • Level II - Conventional Reasoning
    • Mutual Interpersonal
    • Conformist
  • Level III - Postconventional Reasoning
    • Social Contract
    • Universal Ethical Principles
    • Unity of Being

What is Gender??

• Sex - biological characteristics that

determine maleness or femaleness

• Gender - the social constructs

around an individual’s sex

Stereotyping

  • Gender stereotypes - broad categories that

reflect our general impressions and beliefs

about females and males

  • labels
  • inflexible
  • minimizing
  • polarizing
  • assume homogeneity
  • often have aspects of truth

Adolescents and Gender

  • Be prepared for strong gender identification
  • Encourage extra-curricular activities
  • Monitor reading, television, theater, Internet, and music choices - pick your battles - discuss inconsistencies, offenses
  • Teach that “NO” means “NO” in regard to sexuality for both genders
  • Avoid stereotypical parental or guidance behaviors
    • boys sowing wild oats/girls sluts