Video Cases

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LO 12.1. Identify ways in which self-conceptions and self-esteem change during adolescence.

Video Case:
Self-Concept in Adolescence

Questions to Consider:

  1. How does the self-concept of 9-year-old Sammy differ from the self-concept of 14-year-old Andrew?
  2. What specific examples from the video can you find of the ways in which the labels adolescents use to describe themselves become more complex than when they were in early- and middle- childhood?

LO 12.4. Compare and contrast the nature of friendship and dating during adolescence.

Video Case:
Friendship

Questions to Consider:

  1. What age differences in friendships can you identify from listening to the way that the various young people describe their friendships?
  2. Do you notice any gender differences?