Making friends : the influences of culture and development / edited by Luanna H. Meyer [and others] ; [foreword by Concha Delgado-Gaitan].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the Editors -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction - Postmodern Pedagogy: Toward a Kinder, Gentler Nation? -- I. Theory and Perspectives for the Study of Children -- 1. Participatory Research Approaches for the Study of the Social Relationships of Children and Youth -- 2. The Academy and the Street: Using Community Fieldworkers to Study Children's Social Relations in School -- 3. Parental Visions of "Una Vida Normal/A Normal Life": Cultural Variations on a Theme -- II. Childhood -- 4. Making Friends in Preschool: Friendship Patterns of Young Children with Disabilities -- 5. Friends and Acquaintances: Evolving Relationships in an Inclusive Elementary School -- 6. Promoting Inclusive Behavior in Inclusive Classrooms: "You Can't Say You Can't Play" -- 7. Children's Perceptions of Equity in Peer Interactions -- 8. Reciprocity and Friendships: Listening to the Voices of Children and Youth with and without Disabilities -- III. Early Adolescence -- 9. Intimacy and Conflict: The Dynamics of Boys' and Girls' Friendships During Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence -- 10. Frames of Friendship: Social Relationships Among Adolescents with Diverse Abilities -- IV. Adolescence to Young Adulthood -- 11. Social Friendships and Networks Among African American Children and Youth -- 12. Negotiating the Maze: Adolescents' Cross-Ethnic Peer Relations in Ethnically Diverse Schools -- 13. Understanding the Gang Culture and How it Relates to Society and School -- 14. Supporting Deaf-Blind Students to Develop Social Relationships: Listening to Deaf-Blind Communities -- 15. Social Relationships or No Relationships: Social Experiences at Worksites -- V. Reflections and Perspectives and Belonging -- 16. Culturally Relevant Antibias Learning Communities: Teaching Umoja -- 17. Children's Coping at School: The Relevance of "Failure" and Cooperative Learning for Enduring Peer and Academic Success -- 18. Connecting with Community: Kids Need Kids -- 19. The Man from Mars -- VI. Where Do We Go from Here? Future Directions for Research and Development to Support the Social Lives of Children and Youth -- 20. Prerequisites for Satisfactory Relationships -- 21. Friendships of Many Kinds: Valuing the Choices of Children and Youth with Disabilities -- 22. Directions and Recommendations for Future Research: Integrating the Academic and Social Lives of America's Children and Youth -- Index.

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