TY - BOOK AU - Sunwolf TI - Peer groups: Expanding our study af small group communication SN - 9781412926867 U1 - 303.327 PY - 2008/// CY - London PB - Sage N1 - 1. Peer Group Lenses Theoretical Lights That Illuminate Peer Group Dynamics Beyond Theories Using Multiple Theoretical or Conceptual Lenses Critical Thinking About Group Theories and Concepts 2. Peer Groups in Childhood: Learning the Rules of Peer Play Communication Processes in Early Childhood Peer Groups Communicating Values About Group Rules in Early Childhood Peer Groups Gender Differences in Childhood Groups Strategies Children Use to Gain Entry to Playgroups Leadership in Children's Playgroups Silent Childhood Stresses Tales of Peer Group Rejection Conceptualizing Peer Group Interventions New Theoretical Lenses Critical Thinking About Children's Peer Groups 3. Peer Groups in Adolescence: The Power of Rejection Freaks, Geeks, Jocks, and Stars Communicating Group Values in the Culture of Adolescent Peer Groups Strategies That Adolescents Use to Attempt to Gain Entry to Peer Groups Bittersweet Peer Power Adolescent Group Boundaries Conceptualizing Peer Group Interventions Critical Thinking About Adolescent Peer Groups 4. Peer Groups in Neighborhoods: Hoodies, Homies, and Gangsta Girls Homeboys and Hoods Gangsta Girls New Theoretical Lenses Critical Thinking About Neighborhood Peer Groups 5. Peer Groups That Super-Task: Hot Groups Hot Groups The Hot Group State of Mind Workin' From Can't to Can't New Theoretical Lenses Critical Thinking About Peer Groups that Super-Task 6. Peer Groups as Decision Makers: Juries Scene: Courthouse Jury Assembly Room Historical Juries Enacting Group Leadership Structuring Member Communication The Work of Jury Work When Peers Disagree Regret Among Peers Conceptualizing Peer Group Interventions New Theoretical Lenses Critical Thinking About Juries and Decision-Making Peer Groups Epilogue ER -