Adolescent boys' friendships and peer group culture

Adolescent boys perceive their male peer group culture—and their socialization toward masculine norms emphasized within this culture—as negatively influencing their abilities to develop close male friendships. Boys who manage to develop close, male friendships, however, draw strength from these rela...

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Published inNew directions for child and adolescent development Vol. 2005; no. 107; pp. 7 - 22
Main Author Chu, Judy Y.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Francisco Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2005
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescent Attitudes
Adolescents
Anthropology, Cultural
California
Child
Data Analysis
Data Collection
Friends - psychology
Friendship
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Males
New England
Peer Group
Peer Groups
Peer Influence
Psychology, Adolescent
Qualitative Research
Socialization
New England
California
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Summary:Adolescent boys perceive their male peer group culture—and their socialization toward masculine norms emphasized within this culture—as negatively influencing their abilities to develop close male friendships. Boys who manage to develop close, male friendships, however, draw strength from these relationships to resist the social pressures of their peer group.
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ISSN:1520-3247
1534-8687
DOI:10.1002/cd.118