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This course explores the origins, development, and sources of influence on peer relationships in childhood and adolescence. Drawing on theories from social, emotional, and cognitive development, this course covers a broad range of topics including friendship, popularity, exclusion, aggression, withdrawal, social competence, social identity, stereotypes, prejudice, and empathy. Methods and policies for promoting positive peer relations, as well as the roles of schools, families, and the media, will be discussed. |