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Peer reviewedBenenson, Joyce; Apostoleris, Nicholas; Parnass, Jodi – New Directions for Child Development, 1998
Uses a sociometric analysis to explore the differential organization of boys' and girls' peer groups. Finds that boys structure their peer groups by creating a large central cluster composed of smaller integrated clusters, whereas girls form small clusters unrelated to one another. Nevertheless, girls are aware of and sensitive to the status of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Measurement Techniques
