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Sociology of the Peer Group - Coggle Diagram
Sociology of the Peer Group
Socializing agent
Microsystem
Includes peers
Significance
Peer groups fulfill certain needs
To belong
To interact
To develop sense of self
Peers and sense of self
Parent vs peer influence
Parenting style matters
Authoritative
Well-adjusted and good relationship with peers and parents
Authoritarian
Most likely to hang with crowd for acceptance, not super close with parents
Permissive
Children may be unpopular
Conformity
Part of being social is being willing to conform to norms
Factors that contribute
Age
Situation
Personal Values
Socializing mechanisms
Reinforcement
Passiveness unintentionally reinforces behavior
Modeling
Has broader effects that reinforcement
Punishment
Apprenticeship
Develop morals
Done through a social setting
Sociocultural rules
Independence
Interdependence
Peer group interaction
Development of friendships