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ERIC Number: EJ567810
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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The Organization of Children's Same-Sex Peer Relationships.
Benenson, Joyce; Apostoleris, Nicholas; Parnass, Jodi
New Directions for Child Development, n80 p5-23 Sum 1998
Uses a sociometric analysis to explore the differential organization of boys' and girls' peer groups. Finds that boys structure their peer groups by creating a large central cluster composed of smaller integrated clusters, whereas girls form small clusters unrelated to one another. Nevertheless, girls are aware of and sensitive to the status of individual girls in their peer group. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Measurement Techniques, Peer Acceptance, Peer Groups, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Sex Differences, Sociometric Techniques
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Same Sex Friendship; Same Sex Interaction; Same Sex Peers
Note: Theme issue topic: "Sociometry Then and Now: Building on Six Decades of Measuring Children's Experiences with the Peer Group." For journal availability see New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development.