Determinants of Peer Social Status: Contributions of Physical Appearance, Reputation, and Behavior.

Kennedy, Janice H.

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ERIC Number: EJ417548

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Determinants of Peer Social Status: Contributions of Physical Appearance, Reputation, and Behavior.

Kennedy, Janice H.

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v19 n3 p233-44 Jun 1990

Behavioral correlates of social status and the relative importance of physical appearance, reputation, and current behavior in the assignment of social status by peers was assessed in 2 studies of elementary school students (68 and 119 students, respectively). Videotapes and photographs were used to compare popular, rejected, and neglected subjects. (TJH)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Peer Acceptance, Peer Evaluation, Photographs, Physical Attractiveness, Popularity, Reputation, Social Behavior, Social Status, Student Behavior, Videotape Recordings

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Paper based on a paper presented at the Southeastern Conference on Human Development (April 1986).