Peer groups rather than parents frequently impose social rules on children

Evidence

Children and adolescents are motivated to understand the rules governing social behavior, and peers rather than parents are often the source of these rules. Research on the norms underlying gender segregation and gender clothing preferences, for example, demonstrates the power of rules imposed by young peers, particularly those who are socially dominant and articulate. Several areas of norm research converge to demonstrate how ingroup peers impose social rules in the light of identity and developmental concerns. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2017

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels norm-transmission dynamics in the law-merchant reputation systems; ingroup-enforced rules echo bourse discipline. — connects to: Communal counterculture parents tolerated child-instrumented crime partly for material gain — Dolores DeLuce, Blow Jobs: A Guide to Making It in Show…, 64