Social Development: Child and Adolescent

Course Directory·SNHU GST319 has 1 direct prerequisite, with 2 courses in its complete prerequisite tree.

Undergraduate · 3 credits

The purpose of this course is to expose students to theory and research concerning infant's, children's, and adolescent's social and personality development. This course will focus on how individuals become members of their social world, including how we conceptualize the social world, interact with parents and caretakers, develop social relationships with peers, and interpret, analyze, and respond to cultural messages and ideologies. We will discuss these issues through analysis of the theoretical and research literature.