%0 Journal Article
%T Difference and closeness: Young childrenĄ¯s peer interactions and peer relations in school
%A Sidsel Vive Jensen
%J Childhood
%@ 1461-7013
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0907568218803437
%X This article examines expressions of difference and sameness and peer relations among children (aged 5¨C7) in school. The article concludes that children do not generally relate sameness or difference to their peer relations or to ethnicity or gender. Furthermore, the article demonstrates that the school setting plays a crucial role for childrenĄ¯s peer interactions: The purpose of school activities directs childrenĄ¯s expressions of difference and sameness, and the structures for peer interaction enable some relations and restrict others
%K Children in school
%K childrenĄ¯s relationships
%K closeness
%K difference
%K distance
%K peer interactions
%K peer relations
%K sameness
%K school setting
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0907568218803437