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Peers as Agent

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State

Peer groups socialize through relationships among equals, teaching negotiation, conflict, and belonging outside adult authority.

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Rules for a playground game are argued into existence by children with no adult adjudicating.

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Assuming peer influence is mostly negative, or that it fades away after adolescence, misreads how lasting and constructive peer socialization can be.