Abstract
Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 2002, Vol 47(4), 435–437. The role of peer relationships to adolescent identity formation and the stability and changing nature in peer crowd orientations are the central themes of the current volume (see record 1999–04301–000). In the Introduction, the editors McLellan and Pugh make the distinction between crowds that are cultural in nature and friendships that depend on interpersonal interactions. Using different perspectives and methodologies, many of the chapters in the book are devoted to examining peer orientation in terms of relationships and social category. In the first section of this review, I have chosen to dwell more deeply on three of the five chapters. Following this, I look at the results of similar studies and discuss the implications in terms of practice and future investigations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
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