There is an increased understanding during late childhood when compared to the early childhood period. As their world expands with the entrance of school their interests in understanding people around them will be increased. They will associate the new meanings with the old concepts not only from the people around them but they also derive meanings from the mass media especially movies, radio, television. For ex: In building up social concepts, they associate cultural stereotypes with people of different sex, socio economic groups etc. As they read text books in the school, they not only derive new meanings, but also correct the faulty meanings associated with old concepts. They develop different emotional weightings for different concepts through vicarious learning.
Concept
Life
They will understand that movement is not the sole criterion of life. Many things that move may not have life. For ex. A river
Death
Understand the meaning of death and give emotional different weight age based on the reactions of the people around them
Life after death
Understand this concept based on their friends belief
Bodily functions
Increased understanding of body parts locations and their functions
Space
Children learn meanings of inches, feet, miles and they can apply to the outer space
Numbers
Understand number concepts to 1,000 and above
Causation
Understand the causation of physical concepts more than the psychological concepts. They can understand the causes for rain earlier than the causes for people get angry.
Money
Understand the value of different forms of money
Time
Develop the concept of what they can accomplish in a given period of time
Self
Children’s concepts about themselves can be clarified by seeing through the eyes of their teachers and classmates and comparing their abilities and achievements with their peers.
Sex roles
Develop clear concepts of approved sex roles for both boys and girls. Before this period they consider male role is more prestigious than female role.
Social roles
Accept the cultural stereotypes and adult attitudes towards these statues
Beauty
They tend to judge in terms of group standards rather than according to their own concepts.
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