EDPSY 531 Winter 2004

Schedule and Assignments

Date

Topics & Readings

Assignments

Jan. 7

Introduction to course.

Jan. 14

Overview of socialization theories. Bugental & Goodnow (1998) Socialization processes.

Jan. 21

Families as socializers:transactional and cultural models: Sameroff, General systems theories and developmental psychopathology; Gutierrez & Rogoff **, Cultural ways of learning; Rueter & Conger*, Reciprocal influences between parenting and adolescent problem-solving behavior.

Jan. 28

Families in contexts. Kreppner, Development in a developing context; Pittman & Chase-Lansdale**, African American adolescent girls in impoverished communities: Parenting style and adolescent outcomes; Eccles, Jacobs & Harold, Gender role stereotypes, expectancy effects, and parents' socialization of gender differences. Class notes

STP 1 due.

Feb. 4

Gender socialization Maccoby, Gender and relationships: A developmental account*; Paley, excerpt from Boys and girls, superheroes in the doll corner; Katz & Ksansnak*, Developmental aspects of gender role flexibility and traditionality in middle childhood and adolescence; Tenenbaum & Leaper*, Parent-child conversations about science.

Project prospectus due

Feb. 11

Family-school-peer relationships. Parke, et al, Family-peer relationships; Nasir & Saxe**, Ethnic and academic identities; Rodriguez, A bilingual childhood; Lewis, Michael Huang: From Vietnam to America, Boyle & Woods, Becoming a proper pupil. Optional: NICHHD Early Child Care Research Network**, Social functioning in first grade; Clark & Ladd*, Connectedness and autonomy support in parent-child relationships.

STP 2 due.

Feb. 18

Life in school: Peer relationships as socializers. Ellis & Gauvain, School and cultural influences on children's collaborative behavior; Hartup, Cooperation, close relationships, and cognitive development; Choose one: Birch & Ladd, Interpersonal relationships in the school environment and children's early school adjustment; Price & Dodge; Peers' contributions to children's social maladjustment: Description and intervention.

Rough draft due

Feb. 25

Sociometric approaches to peer relationships. Parker,et al 117-118 on sociograms; Hughes, Cavell & Willson**, Further support for the developmental significance of the quality of the teacher-student relationship; Sandstrom & Coie, A developmental perspective on peer rejection**. Choose one: Rodkin, Farmer, Pearl & Van Acker*, Heterogeneity of popular boys; Hodges, Malone & Perry*, Individual risk and social risk as interacting determinants of victimization in the peer group; Parkhurst & Asher*, Peer rejection in middle school; Hymel, Bowker & Woody, Aggressive vs withdrawn unpopular children.

Mar. 3

Social-emotional learning. Zahn-Waxler & Smith, The development of prosocial behavior; Rubin & Rose-Krasnor, Interpersonal problem solving and social competence in children; Haviland & Walker-Andrews, Emotion socialization. Analysis of Elias, et al***, Promoting Social & Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators.

STP 3 due.

Mar. 10

Informal project sharing.

Project papers due.

 

* Available online through PsycArticles (UW Library databases)

**Available online through UW Catalog; enter journal name in catalog search (title), click on "connect to this title online."

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Readings that are not available online will be in a readings packet, available early next week. Pay in the Dean's office and get a receipt (see Joel, the receptionist), then go to the copy center on the 4th floor and use your receipt to get the packet.