"We're friends, right?" : inside kids' cultures

Resource Information

The work "We're friends, right?" : inside kids' cultures represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Grace A Dow Memorial Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

"We're friends, right?" : inside kids' cultures

Title remainder

inside kids' cultures

Statement of responsibility

William A. Corsaro

Title variation

We are friends, right?

Creator

• Corsaro, William A

Subject

• Children -- Social networks -- Italy
• Children -- Social networks -- United States
• Social interaction in children -- United States
• Interpersonal relations in children -- United States
• Interpersonal relations in children -- Italy
• Social interaction in children -- Italy

Language

eng

Summary

"Sociologists often study exotic cultures by immersing themselves in an environment until they become accepted as insiders, in this fascinating account by acclaimed researcher William A. Corsaro, a scientist "goes native" to study the secret world of children." "Here, for the first time, are the children themselves, heard through an expert who knows that the only way to truly understand them is by becoming a member of their community. That's just what Corsaro did when he traded in his adult perspective for a seat in the sandbox alongside groups of preschoolers." "Corsaro's journey of discovery is as fascinating as it is revealing. Living among and gaining the acceptance of children, he gradually comes to understand that a child's world is far more complex than anyone ever suspected. Here he documents a special culture, unique unto itself, in which children create their own social structures and exert their own influences."--Jacket

Cataloging source

• N$T
• N$T
• N$T

Dewey number

303.3/2

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

HQ784.S56

LC item number

C67 2003eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography