The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development, Second Edition

Copyright © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development, Second Edition

Editor(s): Peter K. Smith, Craig H. Hart

Published Online: 22 FEB 2011 07:06AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781405196796

Online ISBN: 9781444390933

DOI: 10.1002/9781444390933

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The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development, Second Edition presents an authoritative and up-to-date overview of research and theory concerning a child's social development from pre-school age to the onset of adolescence.

  • Presents the most up-to-date research and theories on childhood social development
  • Features chapters by an international cast of leaders in their fields
  • Includes comprehensive coverage of a range of disciplinary perspectives
  • Offers all new chapters on children and the environment, cultural influences, history of childhood, interventions, and neuro-psychological perspectives
  • Represents an essential resource for students and researchers of childhood social development

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xiv)

  2. Part I: Historical Overview

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      Part Introduction (pages 1–2)

    2. Chapter One

      Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Research in Social Development (pages 3–21)

      W. Andrew Collins

  3. Part II: Disciplinary Perspectives on Social Development

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      Part Introduction (pages 23–25)

    2. Chapter Two

      Behavioral Genetics (pages 27–44)

      Alice M. Gregory, Harriet A. Ball and Tanya M. M. Button

    3. Chapter Three

      Conceptual Development and Emotion: A Neuropsychological Perspective (pages 45–63)

      Steven Woltering and Marc D. Lewis

    4. Chapter Four

      Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Development (pages 64–81)

      David F. Bjorklund and Anthony D. Pellegrini

    5. Chapter Five

      Historical Reframing of Childhood (pages 82–99)

      Willem Koops

    6. Chapter Six

      Cultural Psychological Perspectives on Social Development in Childhood (pages 100–118)

      Heidi Fung

    7. Chapter Seven

      Sociological Perspectives on Social Development (pages 119–138)

      Gerald Handel

  4. Part III: Ecological Contexts for Social Development

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      Part Introduction (pages 139–140)

    2. Chapter Eight

      Culture and Social Development (pages 141–160)

      Xinyin Chen, Janet Chung, Rachel Lechcier-Kimel and Doran French

    3. Chapter Nine

      The Social Development of Immigrant Children: A Focus on Asian and Hispanic Children in the United States (pages 161–180)

      Charissa S. L. Cheah and Christy Y. Y. Leung

    4. Chapter Ten

      Children's Interpersonal Skills and School-Based Relationships (pages 181–206)

      Gary W. Ladd, Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd and Ann-Margret Rydell

    5. Chapter Eleven

      Environmental Psychology (pages 207–223)

      Christopher Spencer and Kate Gee

  5. Part IV: Child and Contextual Factors in Social Development

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      Part Introduction (pages 225–226)

    2. Chapter Twelve

      Temperament and Social Development (pages 227–245)

      Ann Sanson, Sheryl A. Hemphill, Bilge Yagmurlu and Sandee McClowry

    3. Chapter Thirteen

      Children's Social Development within the Socialization Context of Child Care and Early Childhood Education (pages 246–262)

      Carollee Howes

    4. Chapter Fourteen

      The Interplay Between Parents and Peers as Socializing Influences in Children's Development (pages 263–280)

      Stephanie M. Reich and Deborah Lowe Vandell

    5. Chapter Fifteen

      Sex Differences in Social Behavior (pages 281–298)

      Vickie Pasterski, Susan Golombok and Melissa Hines

    6. Chapter Sixteen

      Ethnicity, Race, and Children's Social Development (pages 231–239)

      Stephen M. Quintana

  6. Part V: Family Context

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      Part Introduction (pages 317–318)

    2. Chapter Seventeen

      Parent–Child Attachment in Early and Middle Childhood (pages 319–336)

      Laura E. Brumariu and Kathryn A. Kerns

    3. Chapter Eighteen

      Parent–Child Relationships and Influences (pages 337–355)

      Alan Russell

    4. Chapter Nineteen

      Sibling Relations in Early and Middle Childhood (pages 356–372)

      Nina Howe, Hildy S. Ross and Holly Recchia

  7. Part V: Peer Group

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      Part Introduction (pages 373–374)

    2. Chapter Twenty

      Social Status Among Peers: From Sociometric Attraction to Peer Acceptance to Perceived Popularity (pages 375–392)

      Shelley Hymel, Leanna M. Closson, Simona C. S. Caravita and Tracy Vaillancourt

    3. Chapter Twenty-One

      Social Skills and Social Competence in Interactions with Peers (pages 393–412)

      Antonius H. N. Cillessen and Amy D. Bellmore

    4. Chapter Twenty-Two

      Emotions and Social Development in Childhood (pages 413–433)

      Susanne Denham, Heather Warren, Maria von Salisch, Oana Benga, Jui-Chih Chin and Elena Geangu

    5. Chapter Twenty-Three

      Social Withdrawal and Shyness (pages 434–452)

      Kenneth H. Rubin, Robert J. Coplan, Julie C. Bowker and Melissa Menzer

  8. Part V: Play, Cooperation, Competition, Aggression, and Bullying

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      Part Introduction (pages 453–454)

    2. Chapter Twenty-Four

      Social Play (pages 455–471)

      Thomas G. Power

    3. Chapter Twenty-Five

      Cooperation and Competition (pages 472–490)

      Barry H. Schneider, Joyce Benenson, Márta Fülöp, Mihaly Berkics and Mónika Sándor

    4. Chapter Twenty-Six

      Aggression in Children (pages 491–509)

      Sarah M. Coyne, David A. Nelson and Marion Underwood

    5. Chapter Twenty-Seven

      Bullying (pages 510–528)

      Christina Salmivalli, Kätlin Peets and Ernest V. E. Hodges

  9. Part VIII: Cognition, Helping, and Moral Reasoning

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      Part Introduction (pages 529–530)

    2. Chapter Twenty-Eight

      Social Cognition (pages 531–548)

      Charlie Lewis and Jeremy Carpendale

    3. Chapter Twenty-Nine

      Prosocial Behavior (pages 549–566)

      Joan E. Grusec, Paul Hastings and Alisa Almas

    4. Chapter Thirty

      Children's Social and Moral Reasoning (pages 567–583)

      Charles C. Helwig and Elliot Turiel

    5. Chapter Thirty-One

      Children's Understanding of Society (pages 584–602)

      Martyn Barrett and Eithne Buchanan-Barrow

  10. Part IX: Intervening in Social Development

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      Part Introduction (pages 603–604)

    2. Chapter Thirty-Two

      Intervening in Childhood Social Development (pages 605–626)

      Mary Ellen Voegler-Lee and Janis B. Kupersmidt

    3. Chapter Thirty-Three

      The Development of Social Competence in Children With Disabilities (pages 627–645)

      Karen E. Diamond, Hsin-Hui Huang and Elizabeth A. Steed

    4. Chapter 34

      Interventions for Development of Social Skills among Children in Developing Countries (pages 646–662)

      Suman Verma and Rajani Konantambigi

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      Author Index (pages 663–686)

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      Subject Index (pages 687–698)

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