In the 1990s it is no longer "news" that families do not operate independently from other social organizations and institutions. Instead, it is generally recognized that families are embedded in a complex set of relationships with other institutions and contexts outside the family. In spite of this recognition, a great deal remains to be discovered about the ways in which families are influenced by these outside agencies or how families influence the functioning of children and adults in these extra-familial settings--school, work, day-care, or peer group contexts. Moreover, little is known...
In the 1990s it is no longer "news" that families do not operate independently from other social organizations and institutions. Instead, it is genera...
Originally published in 1992, this volume provided an up-to-date overview of recent research concerning the links between family and peer systems. Considerable work in the past had focused on family issues or peer relationships, but these systems had typically been considered separately. This volume bridges the gap across these two important socialization contexts and provides insights into the processes that account for the links across the systems the ways in which the relationships between these systems shift across development. In addition, the variations in the links between family...
Originally published in 1992, this volume provided an up-to-date overview of recent research concerning the links between family and peer systems. ...
