Children's social networks and social supports

Abstract

CHILDRENa S SOCIAL NETWORKS AND SUPPORTS IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT. Historical Changes in Childrena s Network in the Family and Community (T. Hareven). The Ecology of Childrena s Support Networks (A. Tietjen). Cultural and Universal Aspects of Social Support for Children: Evidence from the Abaluyia of Kenya (T. Weisner). Work, Play, and Social Relationships Among Children in a Giriama Community (M. Wenger). CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDRENa S SOCIAL NETWORKS. The Social Networks of Girls and Boys from Early Through Middle Childhood (C. Feiring & M. Lewis). The Development of Childrena s Social Networks (W. Furman). Gender Differences in Childrena s Social Networks and Supports (D. Belle). MEASUREMENT ISSUES. Mapping Childrena s Support Networks: Conceptual and Methodological Issues (S. Wolchik, et al.). Parents and Children as Informants Concerning Childrena s Social Networks (P. Zelkowitz). BUILDING SUPPORTIVE NETWORKS. Parents as Managers of Childrena s Peer Relationships (R. Parke & N. Bhavnagri). The School----Nonschool Ecology of Early Adolescent Friendships (B. Hirsch & D. Dubois). IMPLICATIONS OF SUPPORTIVE INVOLVEMENTS. Social Support as a Protective Factor for Children in Stress (I. Sandler, et al.). Obtaining Support from Friends During Childhood and Adolescence (T. Berndt). The Need for Support in Relation to the Need for Autonomy (B. Bryant). Index.