The Essay Topic
How would you describe your social competence as a young child? Did it change over middle childhood?
Were you a high or a low-status child?
Did you play predominantly with high or low-status children? –
Were you popular?
Think of a popular child in your school and an unpopular child .
Describe the popular child. Make sure you consider the characteristics that contributed to this child’s popularity. How do these characteristics compare with popular child characteristics you read about in your text?
Describe the unpopular child. Make sure you consider the characteristics that contributed to this child’s unpopular status. How do this child’s characteristics compare with unpopular child characteristics you read about in your text?
