Cover; Social Networks in Youth and Adolescence; Adolescence and Society; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of boxes and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction and overview; PART I Networks and young people; 1 Young people and development; Young people in transition; The social and the personal; 2 The science of social networks; Network elements; Methods of identifying networks; Conclusion: moving beyond the metaphor; PART II Social networks; 3 Networks and groups; Cliques and clusters; Network components and connectors; Concluding comment
4 Friends and matesThe swirl of friends; The qualities of friends; Communication among friends; Conclusion; 5 Loners and outsiders; Bullying and rejection; Loneliness; Implications for practice; PART III Social influences; 6 Antisocial behaviour; The spectrum of antisocial behaviour; Delinquent gangs; Antisocial behaviour in school; Antisocial behaviour in crowds; Concluding comment; 7 Academic motivation; Motivation and classroom life; Social networks and motivation; Concluding comments; 8 Smoking, drinking and drug use; Nature and origins of peer influence; Peer influences on drinking
Peer influences on smokingImplications for intervention; PART IV Social support; 9 Social support in schools; Schools as supportive communities; Developing a supportive school; Providing support; Sources of support; Conclusion: creating a supportive ethos; 10 Youth and community organizations; Youth work and youth organizations; Youth and community service; Connections to significant adults; Making the connection; CONCLUSION; 11 Networked youth futures; Knowledge in the networked society; Social capital; Youth in the networked society; Notes; Reference; Author index; Subject index
Summary
This thoroughly revised new edition looks at the nature of social networks, their changing configurations, and the forces of influence they unleash
