“A ‘Cool’ Kid Wears a Brand, and Everyone’s following Him” Hierarchal Social Status in Preadolescence: A New Developmental Perspective

Children, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(5), С. 547 - 547

Опубликована: Май 3, 2024

Inequality in hierarchical social status, especially among socially excluded children, profoundly affects preadolescents. Historically viewed through a lens of psychopathology and moral deficiencies, it challenges the education system's approaches interventions. This article introduces developmental perspective, highlighting status' role shaping classroom cohesion, strength, distinctiveness. study's phenomenological, qualitative methodology aimed to gain preliminary insight into children's perspectives. Drawing from 12 focus group discussions involving 140 latency-age (grade 5) children Israel, uniquely reveals dynamic nature status influenced by connections with group. dynamism promotes unity, strengthens bonds, prioritizes collective concerns, contributing development "social self" latency phase. Beyond theory, this study proposes innovative interventions address disparities.

Язык: Английский

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“The ‘Unpopular’ Children Don’t Flow and Destroy the Atmosphere”: Social Flow in Latency Prevents Peer Exclusion

American Journal of Qualitative Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 7(4), С. 64 - 78

Опубликована: Авг. 21, 2023

<i>Peer exclusion is an undesirable phenomenon with serious implications for the present and future of children experiencing it. Growing peer bullying rates in elementary-school-age children, especially on social networks, have been examined from a mostly pathological perspective focused rejected child or rejecting group. This qualitative study sought developmental explanations this phenomenon’s pervasiveness during latency. Twelve focus groups 140 Israeli Grade 5 discussed other issues. The data were categorized according to revised Van Kaam method improved by Moustakas. Three themes aspects group flow emerged: reduction egocentric position rise group’s importance, flexibility changing norms, ostracism when perceive block “flow.” findings confirmed that at latency age, importance increases, rejection even play normative role. adds alternative literature explaining as result child’s personality destructive dynamic. It suggests viewing development latency, helping develop “social self” free their positions function group.</i>

Язык: Английский

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Social rejection from the perspective of latency-age children: Moral failing or normative phenomenon?

Social Psychology of Education, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 27(3), С. 1263 - 1281

Опубликована: Ноя. 2, 2023

Язык: Английский

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