Mddle Childhood
(I know your textbook calls this later childhood, but most aut:hors
refer to the period from 7-12 as middle childhood.)
INDUSTRY VS INFERORIIY: pychosocid stage during
t:hÉ period, when children develop a ænæ of pride in their
accompishments and interest in achievement (industry) or
come to believe that t:heir efforts a-e not good enough
(inferiority).
There aæ a couple of unique of t:his period which foster
t:he degeloprænt of industry/inmority. For the first tirre, a
child is compared to his or her peers and rated accordingty.
When three-yea--old Jusbn drMs a picture for his rmt:her,
it next door md compare it to t:he three-yea--old
who lives there. She tapes it on t:he refrigerator door and tells
him it is fmtasbc. Reüool teachers (good one* in my opinion)
act Smilaty to Justin's mother. They don't go around t:he
•No, that hok like a tree, draw it over.'
Once in for the first time, children are told their efforts
don't meaN1re up. •you fäled.•
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