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Child social ethology and peer relations: a developmental review of methodology and findings

dc.contributor.authorSantos, António José
dc.contributor.authorWinegar, Lucien T.
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-30T20:27:57Z
dc.date.available2012-10-30T20:27:57Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractDuring the last three decades, developmental research has increasingly emphasized the relevance of peer relations in children’s socialization. However, most studies of child development still focus upon individual differences in social status, tacitly neglecting relational constraints inherent in the ecology of the peer group. In contrast, socioethological approaches have stressed that natural groups provide a variety of distinct social roles that may have a differential impact upon individual growth and development. However, ethological analyses have often been limited to aggressive relations and group dominance structures. Comparable studies of affiliative organization have been hampered by the paucity of models for the study of cohesive social structure, only recently having begun to overcome this obstacle. A potential third dimension of preschool peer group ethology, object use, has been relatively neglected in studies of peer relations. However, recent research suggests that object use is a salient and important component of the social world of the young child. This article reviews methodology and recent findings in the area of peer relations and discusses the developmental implications of this work.por
dc.identifier.citationActa Ethologica, 2, 1-11por
dc.identifier.issn0873-9749
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1802
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherSpringerpor
dc.subjectSocial developmentpor
dc.subjectSocial ethology peer relationspor
dc.subjectSocial ecologypor
dc.subjectMethodologypor
dc.titleChild social ethology and peer relations: a developmental review of methodology and findingspor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceHeidelbergpor
oaire.citation.endPage11por
oaire.citation.startPage1por
oaire.citation.titleActa Ethologicapor
oaire.citation.volume2por
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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