In Event: 434 - Section on Children and Youth Roundtable Session (one-hour).

Section on Children and Youth / Section on Sociology of Children and Youth Roundtables (one-hour)

Laura M. Tach, Cornell University

Zebing Wu, University of Iowa

Academic Achievement, School Context, and Adolescent’s Friendship Formation - Zebing Wu, University of Iowa

The Popular Kids Don’t Matter: Centrality and Influence on Adolescent Behavior - Timothy Malacarne, Yale University

Friend and Foe: Negative Behavior in Elementary School Peer Groups - Brent Harger, Albright College

Resources and Relationships: Food Insecurity and Social Capital among Middle School Students - Don Willis, University of Missouri; Kevin M. Fitzpatrick, University of Arkansas