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Aggression in Inner-City Early Elementary Classrooms: Individual and Peer-Group Configurations.
By Beverley D. Cairns, Robert B. Cairns, David B. Estell, Thomas W. Farmer
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly v48 n1 p52-76 Jan 2002;
2002
Summary: A 2-year study of 92 inner-city African American first-graders examined aggressive behavior patterns in relation to individual behavioral profiles peer affiliations, and classroom social positions. Analysis uncovered considerable heterogeneity in relationships among overt aggression, popularity, and social network centrality. Two subsets of aggressive students were identified: one marked by high social prominence, the other by low levels of popularity.
Index Terms: Antisocial Behavior, Black Americans, Social Development, Urban Areas, Behavior, Classroom Environment, Elementary School Children, Elementary Schools, Research Methodology, Violence, African Americans
Publication Type: Journal Articles
Language: English
ERIC Number: EJ649317
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