Peer Relationships in Cultural Context

Introduction; 1. Culture and peer relationships Xinyin Chen, Doran C. French and Barry H. Schneider; 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 T. de Guzman, Jill Brown and Asiye Kumru; 3. Cultural influences on peer relations: an ecological perspective Anne Marie Tietjen; 4. Analytic considerations in cross-cultural research on peer relations Noel A. Card and Todd D. Little; 5. Qualitative research on children's peer relations in cultural context William A. Corsaro; Part II. Temperamental and Emotional Influences on Peer Relationships: 6. Temperament, socio-emotional functioning and peer relationships in Chinese and North American children Xinyin Chen, Li Wang and Amanda DeSouza; 7. Emotional aspects of peer relations among children in rural Nepal Pamela Cole, Alisha Walker and Mukta S. Lama-Tamang; 8. Emotion, emotion-related regulation, and social functioning Nancy Eisenberg, Qing Zhou, Jeffrey Liew, Claire Champion and Sri Untari Pidada; Commentary I: 9. Temperamental and emotional influences on peer relationships Joan Stevenson-Hinde; 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 and Shenghua Jin; 11. Real and symbolic entry of children in the social world of peers and parent-child interactions: cultural and cross-cultural aspects Paul Goudena; 12. Culture, family contexts and children's coping strategies in peer interactions Yiyuan Xu, Jo Ann Farver, Lei Chang, Lidong Yu and Zengxiu Zhang; Part IV. Peer Interactions and Social Behaviors: 13. The cultural organization of Yucatec Mayan children's social interactions Suzanne Gaskins; 14. Cross-cultural differences in competition amongst children and adolescents Barry H. Schneider, Maria del Pilar Soteras de Toro, Sharon Woodburn, Marta Fulop, Consuelo Cervino, Seth Bernstein and Monica Sandor; 15. Ethnic peer discrimination and psychological well-being among early adolescents Maykel Verkuyten; Commentary II: 16. On hand-holding, spit, and the 'big tickets': a commentary on research from a cultural perspective Kenneth H. Rubin; Part V. Friendships: 17. Friendships of Indonesian, S. Korean and United States youth: exclusivity, intimacy, enhancement of worth, and conflict Doran C. French, Okhwa Lee and Sri Pidada; 18. The cultural practice of close friendships among urban adolescents in the United States Niobe Way; 19. Latino-heritage adolescents' friendships Margarita Azmitia, Angela Ittel and Charlotte Brenk; 20. The cultural context of children and adolescents: peer relationships and intimate friendships among Arab and Jewish children in Israel Ruth Sharabany; Commentary III: 21. Peers and culture: details, local knowledge, and essentials William M. Bukowski and Ryan Adams; Conclusion: peer relationships in cultural perspective: methodological reflections Barry H. Schneider, Doran C. French and Xinyin Chen.