Peer relationships in cultural context / edited by Xinyin Chen, Doran C. French, Barry H. Schneider.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chen, Xinyin.

French, Doran C.

Schneider, Barry H.

Series:

Cambridge studies in social and emotional development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations in children.

Social interaction in children.

Culture--Psychological aspects.

Culture.

Physical Description:

xiii, 521 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Contents:

1 Culture and Peer Relationships / Xinyin Chen, Doran C. French, Barry H. Schneider 3

Part I Culture and Peer Relationships: Theoretical and Methodological Issues

2 Children's Social Behaviors and Peer Interactions in Diverse Cultures / Carolyn Pope Edwards, Maria Rosario Tretasco de Guzman, Jill Brown, Asiye Kumru 23

3 Cultural Influences on Peer Relations: An Ecological Perspective / Anne Marie Tietjen 52

4 Analytic Considerations in Cross-Cultural Research on Peer Relations / Noel A. Card, Todd D. Little 75

5 Qualitative Research on Children's Peer Relations in Cultural Context / William A. Corsaro 96

Part II Temperamental and Emotional Influences on Peer Relationships

6 Temperament, Socioemotional Functioning, and Peer Relationships in Chinese and North American Children / Xinyin Chen, Li Wang, Amanda DeSouza 123

7 Emotional Aspects of Peer Relations Among Children in Rural Nepal / Pamela M. Cole, Alisha R. Walker, Mukta Sing Lama-Tamang 148

8 Emotion, Emotion-Related Regulation, and Social Functioning / Nancy Eisenberg, Qing Zhou, Jeffrey Liew, Claire Champion, Sri Untari Pidada 170

9 Temperamental and Emotional Influences on Peer Relationships / Joan Stevenson-Hinde 201

Part III Peers and Parents

10 Parenting and Peer-Group Behavior in Cultural Context / David A. Nelson, Larry J. Nelson, Craig H. Hart, Chongming Yang, Shenghua Jin 213

11 Real and Symbolic Entry of Children in the Social World of Peers and Parent-Child Interactions: Cultural and Cross-Cultural Aspects / Paul P. Goudena 247

12 Culture, Family Contexts, and Children's Coping Strategies in Peer Interactions / Yiyuan Xu, Jo Ann M. Farver, Lei Chang, Lidong Yu, Zengxiu Zhang 264

Part IV Peer Interactions and Social Behaviors

13 The Cultural Organization of Yucatec Mayan Children's Social Interactions / Suzanne Gaskins 283

14 Cross-Cultural Differences in Competition Among Children and Adolescents / Barry H. Schneider, Maria del Pilar Soteras de Toro, Sharon Woodburn, Marta Fulop, Consuelo Cervino, Seth Bernstein, Monica Sandor 310

15 Ethnic Peer Victimization and Psychological Well-Being Among Early Adolescents / Maykel Verkuyten 339

16 On Hand-Holding, Spit, and the "Big Tickets": A Commentary on Research from a Cultural Perspective / Kenneth H. Rubin 367

Part V Friendships

17 Friendships of Indonesian, South Korean, and U.S. Youth: Exclusivity, Intimacy, Enhancement of Worth, and Conflict / Doran C. French, Okhwa Lee, Sri Untari Pidada 379

18 The Cultural Practice of Close Friendships Among Urban Adolescents in the United States / Niobe Way 403

19 Latino-Heritage Adolescents' Friendships / Margarita Azmitia, Angela Ittel, Charlotte Brenk 426

20 The Cultural Context of Children and Adolescents: Peer Relationships and Intimate Friendships Among Arab and Jewish Children in Israel / Ruth Sharabany 452

21 Peers and Culture: Details, Local Knowledge, and Essentials / William M. Bukowski, Ryan Adams 481

22 Peer Relationships in Cultural Perspective: Methodological Reflections / Barry H. Schneider, Doran C. French, Xinyin Chen 489.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0521842077

OCLC:

61859789

Publisher Number:

9780521842075

Online:

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