Social development in childhood and adolescence : a contemporary reader

Killen, Melanie (Added Author). Coplan, Robert J. (Added Author).

Summary: "The field of social development examines some of the most fascinating topics of current research in psychology: the social nature of humans, the origins of morality, the nature of prejudice in childhood, bullying and victimization, the role of emotions in development and communication, and characteristics of healthy and unhealthy peer and parent-child relationships. This book brings together the most significant classic and contemporary writings in this area to provide a comprehensive overview of the field in a format that is both engaging for students and intuitive for instructors. Integrating the most important articles with tools to help students understand the material, Social Development in Childhood and Adolescence provides a full introduction to the theory and research currently underway in this dynamic field"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781405197564
ISBN: 1405197560
ISBN: 9781405197579
ISBN: 1405197579
Physical Description: print
X, 598 S. ; graph. Darst.
Publisher: Malden, Mass. [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: 1: History, Theory, and Overview. -- 2a: Temperament: Temperament and Social Behavior in Childhood. -- 2b: Empathy. -- 2c: Affective Perspective Taking. -- 3a: Attachment Theory and Assessment. -- 3b: The Development of Internal Working Models of Attachment. -- 3c: Attachment and Childcare. -- 4a: Emotional Intelligence. -- 4b: Social Context for Understanding Actions in Infancy. -- 4c: Assessing Theory of Mind in Childhood. -- 5a: The Importance of Friendship. -- 5b: Popularity and Liking. -- 5c: Status and Bias in Adolescent Peer Groups. -- 6a: Stages or Domains. -- 6b: Prosocial Development. -- 6c: Children's Moral Judgments about Tolerance. -- 7a: Identity Development and Values. -- 7b: Ethnic Identity and Well-Being. -- 7c: Group Identity in Children's Group Interactions. -- 8a: Shyness, Parenting, and Early School Adjustment. -- 8b: Stability and Outcomes of Social Withdrawal. -- 8c: Changing Attitudes about Shyness. -- 9a: Emotions and Aggression. -- 9b: Relational Aggression. -- 9c: Bullying in the Schoolyard. -- 10a: Children's Evaluations of Exclusion. -- 10b: Stereotyping in Middle Childhood. -- 10c: Ethnic Majority and Minority Children's Intergroup Attitudes. -- 11a: Parenting Styles and Adolescents' Adjustment. -- 11b: Parental Authority. -- 11c: Parental Monitoring. -- 12a: Culture and Ethnicity. -- 12b: Minority Adolescents' Rights and Freedom of Speech. -- 12c: Children's Rights and Beliefs about Democracy..