1st Edition

Childhood Social Development Contemporary Perspectives

By Harry McGurk Copyright 1992
260 Pages
by Psychology Press

260 Pages
by Psychology Press

This 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... Read more
J. 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.

Biography

Harry McGurk