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Family-peer Relationships

Modes of Linkage

• Edited by Ross D. Parke, Gary W. Ladd

• Price: $110.00
• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 424
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1st October 1992
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-0600-7

About the Book

This volume provides an up-to-date overview of recent research concerning the links between family and peer systems. Considerable work in the past has focused on family issues or peer relationships, but these systems have typically been considered separately. This volume bridges the gap across these two important socialization contexts and provides insights into the processes that account for the links across the systems -- the ways in which the relationships between these systems shift across development. In addition, the variations in the links between family and peers are illustrated by cross-cultural work, studies of abused children, and research on the impact of maternal depression. In short, the volume provides not only a convenient overview of recent progress but lays out an agenda for future research.

Table of Contents

Contents: Part I:Introduction and Overview. G.W. Ladd, Themes and Theories: Perspectives on Processes in Family-Peer Relationships. P.D. Renshaw, R.D. Parke, Family and Peer Relationships in Historical Perspective. Part II:Indirect Influences: Family Relations, Interactions, and Environments. J. Elicker, M. Englund, L.A. Sroufe, Predicting Peer Competence and Peer Relationships in Childhood from Early Parent-Child Relationships. R.D. Parke, J. Cassidy, V.M. Burks, J.L. Carson, L. Boyum, Familial Contribution to Peer Competence Among Young Children: The Role of Interactive and Affective Processes. C.R. Cooper, R.G. Cooper, Jr., Links Between Adolescents' Relationships with Their Parents and Peers: Models, Evidence, and Mechanisms. B.K. Bryant, K.A. DeMorris, Beyond Parent-Child Relationships: Potential Links Between Family Environments and Peer Relations. M. Cochran, V. Davila, Societal Influences on Children's Peer Relationships. Part III:Direct Influences. G.W. Ladd, S.M. Profilet, C.H. Hart, Parents' Management of Children's Peer Relations: Facilitating and Supervising Children's Activities in the Peer Culture. S.P. Lollis, H.S Ross, E. Tate, Parents' Regulation of Children's Peer Interactions: Direct Influences. Part IV:Variations on Family-Peer Relationships. C.P. Edwards, Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Family-Peer Relations. C. Zahn-Waxler, S. Denham, R.J. Iannotti, E.M. Cummings, Peer Relations in Children with a Depressed Caregiver. D. Cicchetti, M. Lynch, S. Shonk, J.T. Manly, An Organizational Perspective on Peer Relations in Maltreated Children. C.J. Patterson, P.C. Griesler, N.A. Vaden, J.B. Kupersmidt, Family Economic Circumstances, Life Transitions, and Children's Peer Relations. R.D. Parke, Epilogue: Remaining Issues and Future Trends in the Study of Family-Peer Relationships.