Peer groups : expanding our study of small group communication /: expanding our study of small group communication. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: SunWolf.
• Other Names: Dr, Sunwolf
• Contents: Prologue -- Groups that matter most (peers) -- Defining and distinguishing peer groups -- Premise binding every peer group -- Embeddedness of peer groups across the life span -- Overview -- Critical thinking about peer groups -- 1: Peer Group Lenses -- Theoretical lights that illuminate peer group dynamics -- Symbolic-interpretive perspective -- Social comparison theory -- Structuration theory -- Decisional regret theory -- Social identity perspective -- Group dialectical perspective -- Bona fide group perspective -- Beyond theories -- Using multiple theoretical or conceptual lenses -- Critical thinking about group theories and concepts -- 2: Peer Groups In Childhood: Learning The Rules Of Peer Play -- Communication processes in early childhood peer groups -- Communicating values about group rules in early childhood peer groups -- Gender differences in childhood groups -- Strategies children use to gain entry to playgroups -- Leadership in children's playgroups -- Silent childhood stresses -- Tales of peer group rejection -- Conceptualizing peer group interventions -- Storytelling and peer modeling -- Co-constructing new classroom rules -- New theoretical lenses -- Critical thinking about children's peer groups -- 3: Peer Groups In Adolescence: The Power Of Rejection -- Freaks, geeks, jocks, and stars -- Communicating group values in the culture of adolescent peer groups -- Strategies that adolescents use to attempt to gain entry to peer groups -- Bittersweet peer power -- Adolescent group boundaries -- Conceptualizing peer group interventions -- Behavioral journalism -- New theoretical lenses -- Critical thinking about adolescent peer groups -- 4: Peer Groups In Neighborhoods: Hoodies, Homies, And Gansta Girls -- Homeboys and hoods -- Visual peer talk -- Playing the dozens -- Gansta girls -- New theoretical lenses -- Critical thinking about neighborhood peer groups -- 5: Peer Groups That Super-Task: Hot Groups -- Hot groups -- Hot group state of mind -- Fast, focused, and wide open -- Conductors, patrons, and keepers of the flame -- Standing in the fire -- When the flame fizzles -- Embeddedness -- Workin' from can't to can't -- They just wouldn't take our picture! -- Symbolic communication -- I gotta nickel, you gotta nickel -- Today's cowboy, yesterday's cowboy day-before-yesterday's cowboy -- New theoretical lenses -- Critical thinking about peer groups that super-task -- 6: Peer Groups As Decision Makers: Juries -- Scene: Courthouse jury assembly room -- Historical juries -- Enacting group leadership -- Structuring member communication -- Work of jury work -- When peers disagree -- Regret among peers -- Conceptualizing peer group interventions -- New theoretical lenses -- Critical thinking about juries and decision-making peer groups -- Epilogue -- Gratitudes -- Appendix: Social science theories that help explain communication events in peer groups -- Chapter notes -- References -- Index -- About the author.
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : Sage
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 222 pages :), illustrations
• Subjects: 303.3/27; Age groups; Small groups; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Peer Pressure; Age groups; Small groups; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452215358; 1452215359; 9781452224848; 1452224846
• Related ISBNs: 9781412926867; 1412926866
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.
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