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Explore the shifts in friendships from adolescence to emerging adulthood, examining time spent with friends versus family, popular and unpopular dynamics, and the impact of exclusion and aggression. Learn through research methods like sociometry and participant-observation, with insights from "Mean Girls" and expert Rosalind Wiseman.
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Research focus: Developmental changes in friendship and peer groups in adolescence and emerging adulthood Friends and Peers
Family & Friends in Adolescence 103 minutes per day with friends Time spent with family decreases Time spent with friends increases 28 minutes per day with parents (Buhrmester & Carbery, 1992)
Friendships in Adolescence • Mean Girls • Clip from movie (1st ten minutes or so) • Featurette w/ Rosalind Wiseman – author ofQueen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence • Popularity in adolescence • How studied? • Sociometry: research method in which students rate the social status of other students • Participant-Observation method (Student Presentation)
Unpopularity in Adolescence Rejected A’s – actively disliked by peers Neglected A’s – barely noticed • What happens to “unpopulars”? • Exclusion from groups / cliques • Recipients of sarcasm and ridicule – designed to • Promote dominance hierarchy • Reduce non-conformity and increase group cohesion • Clarify in-group, out-group (easing anxiety by directing negative attention to others) • Recipients of aggression (relational and physical) • Relational – gossiping, spreading rumors • Physical – bullying • (Small group exercise on bullying)