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TO PREPARE:
Review the Learning Resources on social development and identity.
Watch the Big Mama documentary in the Learning Resources.
Consider the influences of both peers and family on a child’s identity development.
Post your initial response to the following:
Explain the role peer group acceptance plays in identity development among children in middle childhood. Also discuss whether peer acceptance is a predictor of successful adjustment in middle childhood.
Then, imagine that you are working with a child being raised by older relatives, as in the Big Mama video. How would you expect the family situation to affect the child’s identity development?
