Issues in Childhood Social Development

Originally published in 1978, contemporary theory and research into childhood social development had demonstrated the necessity to re-appraise the notion that socialization is merely a process of shaping the behaviour of the child to fit the mores of society.

List of contents

Notes on the Contributors. Editor’s Introduction. 1. Human Social Development: An Evolutionary-Biological Perspective Anthony Ambrose 2. The Role of the Mother in Early Social Development H. Rudolph Schaffer and Charles K. Crook 3. Early Social Knowledge: The Development of Knowledge About Others Jeanne Brooks-Gunn and Michael Lewis 4. The Child’s Perception of Other People Colin Rogers 5. Children and their Friends Willard W. Hartup 6. Sex-role Differentiation in Social Development Corinne Hutt 7. The Nature of Social Development: A Conceptual Discussion of Cognition James Youniss 8. Young Children’s Understanding of Society Hans G. Furth. Name Index. Subject Index.

About the author

Harry McGurk

Summary

Originally published in 1978, contemporary theory and research into childhood social development had demonstrated the necessity to re-appraise the notion that socialization is merely a process of shaping the behaviour of the child to fit the mores of society.

Product details

• Authors: Harry Mcgurk
• Assisted by: Harry Mcgurk (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138054776
• ISBN: 978-1-138-05477-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Psychology Library Editions: Child Development; Psychology Library Editions: Child Development
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics