Peer Interactions and Friendships in an Ethnically Diverse School Setting
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Child Development
- Vol. 61 (2) , 537-541
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02798.x
Abstract
Peer interaction, social status, and reciprocated friendships were examined in 2 ethnically diverse groups of children: 104 kindergartners and 106 third graders. There was no correlation between social status and ethnicity. Third-grade children formed more cross-ethnic friendships and engaged in more cross-ethnic positive peer interaction than kindergartners. Children with more cross-ethnic friendships and more cross-ethnic peer interaction were no different in social status than children with fewer cross-ethnic experiences.Keywords
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