Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development Part IV Chapter Thirteen Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development The Nature of the Child Families and Children The Peer Group Children’s Moral Values

The Nature of the Child Industry and Inferiority Self-Concept Erikson’s Insights Freud on Latency Self-Concept The Me-Self Complications of Unrealistic Self-Esteem Culture and Self-Esteem

The Nature of the Child Resilience and Stress Cumulative Stress Social Support and Religious Faith

Families and Children Shared and Nonshared Environments A VIEW FROM SCIENCE: “I Always Dressed One in Blue Stuff…” Family Function and Family Structure Diversity of Structures Connecting Structure and Function Family Trouble

The Peer Group The Culture of Children Bullies and Victims Friendship and Social Acceptance Popular and Unpopular Children Social Awareness Bullies and Victims Causes and Consequences of Bullying Can Bullying Be Stopped?

Children’s Moral Values Moral Reasoning Kohlberg’s Levels of Moral Thought Criticisms of Kohlberg What Children Value THINKING CRITICALLY: Evidence for Morality