Formation of social knowledge in children's culture
Formovanie sociálneho poznania v detskej kultúre

Summary/Abstract: The assumption in this research project was that children in the context of their social group form their own rules and hierarchy, and that precisely this hierarchy in the children’s group has the greatest influence on the character and content of the ideas about social groups which are disseminated among children. Fieldwork has confirmed that children’s knowledge is influenced most of all by the structure of the children’s peer group. Apart from cognitive reasons (it is easier to learn from a similar mind) there are also social reasons – children are very social and for them it is important to be part of a group where they feel comfortable and which they understand.

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