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Ecology of the Peer Group
1. Reflection: Think back to when you were between the ages of 5 years old and high school age. Who were your peers? Who were your best friends and classmates and neighbors? Describe a personal memory of something you did that was influenced by your peers.
1. Chapter 8: Use the space below and on the back of this page to take notes on these sections. Use the Learning Objectives on p. 278 and the Summary on p. 325 to focus your notes.
8-1: The Peer Group as a Socializing Agency, 8-4: Peer Group's Influence on Cognitive Development: Social Cognition,
8-6: Macrosystem Influences on the Peer Group: Developmental Tasks
8-7: Chronosystem Influences on the Peer Group: Play/Activities
8-8: Peer Group Interaction.
1. Now that you have read Chapter 8, describe some of your peer influence, which are possible reasons for your behavior discussed in Question 1.
Chapter 9: Ecology of the Mass Media
Use the space below and on the back of this page to take notes on Chapter 9. Use the Learning Objectives on p. 328 and the Summary on p. 370 to focus your notes.
Chapter 9 Reflection Questions:
- Think about how much media/ what kinds of media you watched growing up. Now think of how much media/ what kinds of media a child in today's world watches. Compare: What are the biggest differences?
- Describe a couple personal examples of your experiences with screen media (TV, movies) when you were a child. Did any adult co-view the TV or movies with you? If so, how do you think this affected what you thought about the TV shows and movies?
- Today, what do you think are the best ways for adults to monitor and mediate all the media children consume?