Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides an account of research in action and debate in progress in a selection of areas of childhood social development where significant progress is underway. The chapters are written by an eminent group of British and American developmental psychologists each of whom has made primary contributions to research in the areas covered in the volume. The contributors were invited to reflect upon the current scene in social developmental research and to develop their own distinctive viewpoint and contribution to the field. The book addresses issues in social development from infancy to adolescence. The topics examined include: interactions between biological and social factors in social development; sex role development; the development of friendships; the role of peer interaction in social and cognitive development; and the influence of cultural artifacts in the social and cognitive development of children. Although each chapter is concerned with a different aspect of social dev
Table of ContentsJ. Archer, The Social Worlds of Boys and Girls. J. Brooks?Gunn, R.L. Paikoff, Changes in Self Feelings During the Transition Towards Adolescence. H.R. Schaffer, Joint Involvement Episodes as Context for Development. J. Youniss, Parent and Peer Relations in the Emergence of Cultural Competence. H.G. Furth, S.R. Kane, Children Constructing Society: A New Perspective on Children at Play. W. W. Hartup, Friendships and their Developmental Significance. C. Crook, Cultural Artifacts in Social Development: The Case of Computers.
