Childhood friendships and peer relations : friends and enemies / Barry H. Schneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneider, Barry H., author.

Standardized Title:

Friends and enemies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peer pressure in children.

Peer pressure in adolescence.

Interpersonal relations in adolescence.

Interpersonal relations in children.

Physical Description:

xii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

In the second edition of his unique overview of peer relationships in childhood, Barry Schneider re-examines this fundamental aspect of childhood. Taking the work of Jacob Moreno as its starting point, the book provides an up-to-date and accessible understanding of how children develop social competence in different environments, from school to cyberspace. It is informed by a cross-cultural perspective that examines how peer relationships vary in different cultures, as well as among children who have migrated to new cultures, whilst also providing increased coverage of how bullying is perceived and managed within peer groups. The book is informed, too, by new research techniques, both qualitative and quantitative, which mean we know far more about how children relate to each other than ever before. Childhood Friendships and Peer Relations is a fascinating and very timely overview of what we know about making friends and enemies in childhood, showing how these relationships can have lasting effects. It will be essential reading to all students of developmental psychology and educational psychology, as well as anyone training towards a career working with children and young people. Book jacket.

Contents:

Theoretical and historical roots of peer relations research

The importance of peer relations : coping with the stresses of life

Where does social competence come from?

Peer relations and success at school

Defining social competence and determining what it looks like

Techniques for assessing children's peer relations

Relationships at the dyadic level

Peer relations of children with atypical patterns of development

Cultural differences in peer relations

Cultural imprints on children's friendships

Electronic communication and peer relationships : barry h. schneider and yair amichai-hamburger

Facilitating children's peer relations.

Notes:

Revised edition of the author's Friends and enemies, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848723252

1848723253

9781848723245

1848723245

OCLC:

925410877