Adolescent boys' friendships and peer group culture

• Published in: New directions for child and adolescent development Vol. 2005; no. 107; pp. 7 - 22
• Main Author: Chu, Judy Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...