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Initially, it was about kids at the bottom rung of the social ladder, due to their looks and their class background. But they're also outsiders in terms of their peer group.
Jim McKay

Meaning of "peer group" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEER GROUP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEER GROUP

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Peer group is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEER GROUP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Peer group

A peer group is both a social group and a primary group of people who have similar interests, age, background, and social status. The members of this group are likely to influence the person’s beliefs and behaviour. Peer groups contain hierarchies and distinct patterns of behavior. 18 year olds are not in a peer group with 14 year olds even though they may be in school together. Just as teachers do not share students as a peer group. During adolescence, peer groups tend to face dramatic changes. Adolescents tend to spend more time with their peers and have less adult supervision. Adolescents’ communication shifts during this time as well. They prefer to talk about school and their careers with their parents, and they enjoy talking about sex and other interpersonal relationships with their peers. Children look to join peer groups who accept them, even if the group is involved in negative activities. Children are less likely to accept those who are different from them. Cliques are small groups typically defined by common interests or by friendship. Cliques typically have 2-12 members and tend to be formed by age, gender, race, and social class.

Definition of peer group in the English dictionary

The definition of peer group in the dictionary is a social group composed of individuals of approximately the same age.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEER GROUP

peephole
Peeping Tom
peeps
peepshow
peeptoe
peepul
peer
peer of the realm
peer pressure
peer review
peer-reviewed
peer-to-peer
peerage
peeress
peerie
peerless
peerlessly
peerlessness
peers of the realm
peery

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEER GROUP

age group
buying group
control group
discussion group
focus group
group
house group
in-group
interest group
media group
minority group
newsgroup
playgroup
public-interest group
splinter group
subgroup
support group
target group
user group
workgroup
working group

Synonyms and antonyms of peer group in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «peer group» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEER GROUP

Find out the translation of peer group to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peer group from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peer group» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

对等体组
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grupo de pares
570 millions of speakers

English

peer group
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साथियों के समूह
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مجموعة الأقران
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

группа сверстников
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grupo de pares
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহপাঠি দল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

groupe de pairs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

rakan sebaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Peer-Group-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピアグループ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피어 그룹
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peer group
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhóm đồng đẳng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நட்பு வட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मित्र मंडळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akran grubu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gruppo dei pari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grupa rówieśnicza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Група однолітків
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grup la egal la egal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομάδα ομοτίμων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

portuurgroep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kamratgrupp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peer group
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peer group

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEER GROUP»

The term «peer group» is regularly used and occupies the 55.413 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEER GROUP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peer group

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5 QUOTES WITH «PEER GROUP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word peer group.
1
S. E. Hinton
I just felt being part of my peer group so strongly. I was immersed in teen culture, but not taken in by it.
2
Neil Innes
It was just us lampooning our own peer group, saying, well hey, where did this stuff come from? And where does British guys get to be so good at it suddenly?
3
James Levine
Women tend to have recognition and peer group support - recognition from friends and family that this has to be a big issue in their lives. They're more comfortable expressing the need for support and receiving it.
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Jim McKay
Initially, it was about kids at the bottom rung of the social ladder, due to their looks and their class background. But they're also outsiders in terms of their peer group.
5
Heidi Murkoff
I was the first in my peer group to get pregnant. All I craved was reassurance. I needed someone to tell me that all the seemingly random symptoms I had - weird things, such as excess saliva - were normal. And I was worried because I wasn't getting any morning sickness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEER GROUP»

Discover the use of peer group in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peer group and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Peer-Group Mentoring for Teacher Development
This book explores the theoretical and practical background for developing the peer-group mentoring model, and provides important contextual information about the Finnish school system in which it was conceptualised, and also about teacher ...
Hannu Heikkinen, Hannu Jokinen, Päivi Tynjälä, 2012
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Peer Groups and Children's Development
The book looks at the formal peer groups that children are placed in for teaching and learning, covering such topics as the class size debate, mixed-ability vs. ability-based teaching, gender and classroom dialogue, and dialogic teaching ...
Christine Howe, 2009
3
Human Development
Nature and (unction of the peer group The peer group initially functions on a very flexible foundation (Van der Westhuysen & Schoeman, 1988). Anyone who wants to join a group to play is permitted to do so. Playing is based on what the ...
D.A. Louw, 1998
4
Understanding Peer Influence in Children and Adolescents
This book presents a comprehensive framework for understanding the processes by which peers shape each other's attitudes and behavior, and explores implications for intervention and prevention.
Mitchell J. Prinstein, Kenneth A. Dodge, 2008
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Handbook of Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups
This comprehensive, authoritative handbook covers the breadth of theories, methods, and empirically based findings on the ways in which children and adolescents contribute to one another's development.
Kenneth H. Rubin, William M. Bukowski, Brett Laursen, 2011
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To be popular or smart: the Black peer group
Looks at how positive and negitive values are assigned by black youth culture.
Jawanza Kunjufu, 1988
7
Building Self-esteem in At-risk Youth: Peer Group Programs ...
This book discusses peer group programs and long range community efforts to rehabilitate street youth, gang members, and other youth who have low self-esteem, come from dysfunctional families, and are failures in school and society in ...
Ivan Cecil Frank, 1996
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Bullying, Rejection, & Peer Victimization: A Social ...
Victims' Larger Peer Group Relationships Peer Acceptance and Rejection Children's peer acceptance refers to how well-liked they are by their peers, whereas peer rejection refers to how disliked they are by peers. Both are typically computed ...
Monica J. Harris PhD, 2009
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Social and Personality Development
... used to measure children's peer acceptance (or nonacceptance). popular children popular children children who are liked by many members of their peer group and disliked by very few. children who are liked by many members of their peer ...
David Shaffer, 2008
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Cisco BGP-4 Command and Configuration Handbook
peer-group-name. peer-group. 8-20: neighbor. ip-address. peer-group. peer- group-name. Syntax Description: •. peer-group-name—Name of the peer group to create or the name of the peer group to which the neighbor will be added.
William R. Parkhurst, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEER GROUP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peer group is used in the context of the following news items.
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District wants to help lagging students
... on track to graduate with their peer group. Part of that proposal earned approval this month from the Stevens Point Area Public School Board. «Stevenspointjournal, Jul 15»
2
Star fund managers defy their sell-by dates
... octogenarian fund managers — although it would be good to see the market's confidence in this peer group reinforced by statistical analysis. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
KMEX Wins Big at Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards: Complete …
... active members and Los Angeles Area Peer Group active members of the Television Academy. Spanish-language channel KMEX picked up ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
4
Expert says substance abuse is sometimes a result of self …
IF individuals experiencing severe emotional stress such as depression and anxiety seek help from the wrong peer group, it may result in ... «Marianas Variety, Jul 15»
5
PGA Tour rookies grew up on Tiger Woods, and rose with Jordan …
With the tournament being played at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club for the first time, Berger said his peer group will not be at the same ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Drug addicts: Warning signs and help that's available
Withdrawal from social activities and family gatherings. Dropping one group of friends for another; being secretive about the new peer group. «SILive.com, Jul 15»
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We need to start talking about Aids here again
"A lot of my peer group, a lot of my college friends, a lot of the guys who came out at the same age I came out, got Aids and died," he says. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Should You Worry If Your Kid Has Imaginary Friends? The Great …
"Typically, imaginary friends will drop off when it is no longer socially accepted by their peer group.” What the Parents Say. “'Goopa' appeared ... «Yahoo Parenting, Jul 15»
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Ex-coach lived under Nazi occupation
“We really didn't understand war because we were too young,” van de Vrugt said of him and his peer group. The occupation, he said, “was not ... «TriValley Central, Jul 15»
10
Senior Spotlight: Seniors face their own set of temptations
“It makes us look important to our peer group. Everyone wants to feel important. “It is easy to give into the temptation of feeling useless and ... «Plainview Daily Herald, Jul 15»

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