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Developmental Psych
Ch 13-Peer
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
11/28/2008

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Term
peers
Definition
a group of people of approximately the same age and status
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clique
Definition
a social netwrok that is voluntarily joined or formed
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crowd
Definition
a social group of adolescents that have similar stereotyped status
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sociometric status
Definition
a measurement of how much children are liked or disliked within their peer group
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popular peer group
Definition
a category of SMS where kids are liked by many and disliked by few
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rejected peer status
Definition
a category of SMS where kids are liked by few and disliked by many
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aggressive-rejected children
Definition
a category of SMS where kids are prone to hostile and threatening acts of aggression
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withdrawn-rejected children
Definition
a category of SMS where kids are withdrawn, timid and cautious
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relational aggression
Definition
a type of aggression the involves exclusion from a social group, spreading rumors and being bitchy in general
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negelected peer status
Definition
a category of SMS where kids are infrequently liked or disliked, not really noticed by peers
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controversial peer status
Definition
a category of SMS where kids are liked by many as well as disliked by many
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social skills training
Definition
programs that train rejected kids to conform to societal ideals that will make them "popular"
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victimized peer status
Definition
the children who are targets of their peer's aggression and demeaning behavior
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