EJ322823
SO514390
Title: The Cycle of Popularity: Interpersonal Relations among
Female Adolescents.
Author(s): Eder, Donna
Source: Sociology of Education, v58 n3 p154-65 Jul 1985
Publication Date: 1985
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research
(143)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC1985
This study
showed that friendship with popular girls is an important avenue
for peer status among junior high females. Many popular girls avoid
interactions with students of lower status, causing resentment and
dislike. There develops a cycle of popularity, in which feelings
toward popular girls move from positive to negative. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: *Adolescents; Educational Research; Educational
Sociology; *Females; Friendship; *Interpersonal Relationship; Junior
High Schools; Peer Influence; Peer Relationship; Social Life
Identifiers: *Popularity
