1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792663403321

Titolo

Friendship and peer culture in multilingual settings / / edited by Maryanne Theobald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, England : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2017

©2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 pages)

Collana

Sociological studies of children and youth, , 1537-4661 ; ; v. 21

Disciplina

155.413550973

Soggetti

Social Science - Children's Studies

Age groups: children

Friendship in adolescence

Multiculturalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Authors of this book discover the intricacies of friendship and peer cultures of children in multilingual settings. Volume 21 brings together empirical research from across the globe, and from various methodological and theoretical orientations to investigate childrens relationships within multilingual settings such as school, home, community and online. Diverse views of children and young people on cross-cultural relationships offer rich and valuable findings and contribute new knowledge for policy makers, social workers, educators and parents about strategies children use to make friends.Internationally, the linguistic diversity of communities in the minority world is at its highest to date. With increasing numbers of children learning a language other than their home language at school or other places, it is important to understand the nature of the social relationships that children and youth are experiencing in their everyday lives in order to improve their chances of successful social experiences in the future. Applying a sociological perspective, this volume features the rich, varied and complex aspects of children's experiences of friendship in multilingual settings.