Transmission is from parents peer group to the child s peer group. Children transfer behavior, values, and personality styles learned at home to the peer group only if it is shared by, and approved by, the majority of members of the peer group. Children from atypical homes do not transfer their atypical home behaviors to the peer group. The peer group is a general context for vetting any effort to inculcate behaviors, values, and personality styles whether it is from parents, teachers, or any cultural authority figures, including those in the media. Children therefore create their own culture by selecting and rejecting various aspects of adult culture by selecting and rejecting aspects of adult culture and by making cultural innovations of their own.
Children find their own voices and styles and selecting and moving through a series of peer groups.
This is a life-long process. Neighborhoods Territorial Units Secure range versus friend's residence Social Construction Parent's and Children's perceptions of Neighborhoods Neighborhoods expand and change across age Families and neighborhoods Kupersmidt et al. Childhood aggression and peer relations in the context of family and neighborhood, Child Development Risk assessment has emphasized genetic vulnerability and family environment and neglected neighborhood factors. Single Parents or Two Parents 3. Lower SES white children in Middle SES neighborhoods most rejected by peers.