Pattern Of Social Development

Pattern of Social Development 6. Cooperation – it is usually at six or seven years that a child can understand cooperation with the group. 7. Ascendant behavior – is “any kind behavior by which an individual attains or maintains mastery of a social situation, or attempts to do so, so he is control of his own act and carry out his purpose”.

8. Selfishness – selfishness or unselfishness is determined by the age of the child and the socio-economic condition of the family. 9. Social approval – absence of social approval causes the child to be unhappy and behave in socially unacceptable way.

10. Sympathy – sympathy is a form social behavior in which a child is affected by the emotional states that another individual, whether it be adult or child experiences. Sympathetic responses cosist of helping others; attempting to remove the cause of distress; comforting others by pats, hugs and kisses.

Unsympathetic responses consist of laughing, using the situation to play his own role, attacking a child in distress, or merely staring.