Chapter 9

Peer Relations

• Definitions on peers/contexts
• Individual differences, time spent, positive and negative relations
• family-peer link
• Peer Pressure

Peer Statuses

• Popular
• average
• neglected
• rejected
• controversial

Social Cognition

Conglomerate Strategies

• Helps improve self-control
• manage stress
• engage in social problem solving

Friends

• Six functions of friendship
• Cliques
• Crowds

Gender and Culture

• gender
• socioeconomic status and ethnicity
• culture