1st Edition

Making Sense of Social Development

Edited By Dorothy Faulkner, Karen Littleton, Martin Woodhead Copyright 1999
    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book explores children's social relationships in and out of the classroom. Chapters focus on the growing importance of children's friendships and how these influence social participation and development later on in life. Issues such as peer rejection, bullying and adolescent development are analysed from both psychological and sociological perspectives. The book concludes with a re-examination of cultural concepts of childhood, child development and the nature of children's autonomy.

    Introduction; Part I A world apart?; Chapter 1 *This is an edited version of a chapter that appeared in Social networks and social support in childhood and adolescence, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1994., James Youniss; Chapter 2 *This is an edited version of a chapter that appeared in The sociology of childhood, Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 1997., William A. Corsaro; Chapter 3 *This is an edited version of a chapter that appeared in A lifetime of relationships, Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole, 1996., Thomas J. Berndt; Chapter 4 *This is an edited version of a chapter that appeared in Children's social competence in context, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1993., Barry H. Schneider; Part II Conflict and cooperation; Chapter 5 *This is an edited version of a paper that appeared in Child Psychology & Psychiatry Review, Volume 3, No. 2, 1998., Peter Blatchford; Chapter 6 *This is an edited version of a chapter that appeared in Learning about relationships, Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1993., Peter K. Smith, Louise Bowers , Valerie Binney, Helen Cowie; Chapter 7 Children in Need, Helen Cowie; Part III Moral development in context; Chapter 8 *Specially prepared for this Reader, based on a chapter that first appeared in Children and Controversial Issues; Lewes: Falmer Press, 1988., Geoffrey Short; Chapter 9 *This is an edited version of a chapter that appeared in Deconstructing Developmental Psychology, London: Routledge, 1994., Erica Burman; Chapter 10 Moral understanding in socio-cultural context, Helen Haste; Part IV Negotiating competence; Chapter 11 *This is an edited version of a chapter that appeared in Children's Childhoods Observed and Experienced, Lewes: Falmer Press, 1994., Berry Mayall; Chapter 12 Discourses of adolescence, Julia Brannen; Chapter 13 Researching children's social competence, Allison James; Chapter 14 *This is an edited version of a chapter that appeared in A Century of Psychology, London: Routledge, 1997., Sheila Greene;

    Biography

    Edited by Faulkner, Dorothy; Littleton, Karen; Woodhead, Martin

    'I did enjoy reading this book. - Gillian Baird, Child Psychology and Psychiatry

    '... an excellent selection of readings for those interested in child development and education ... a wide-ranging, interesting and valuable resource.' - Peter K. Smith, Children & Society