Social Development, Second Edition offers students a fresh and unique set of perspectives on social development. Both students and instructors will find this text to be comprehensive, scholarly, engaging, and include up-to-date treatment of theoretical insights and empirical findings in the field of social development.Throughout
Social Development, authors Alison Clarke-Stewart & Ross D. Parke highlight cultural variations from around the world and within our own society. They emphasize the biological underpinnings within the field of social development in a separate chapter (Chapter 3), and present discussion of research on the cutting edge of the field to capture the excitement of recent advances in this area.
Social Development
Part I Theories, Themes, And Tools For DiscoveryChapter 1 Introduction: Theories Of Social DevelopmentChapter 2 Research Methods: Tools For DiscoveryPart II Early Tasks Of Social DevelopmentChapter 3 Biological Foundations: Roots In Neurons And GenesChapter 4 Attachment: Forming Close RelationshipsChapter 5 Emotions: Thoughts About FeelingsChapter 6 Self And Other: Getting To Know Me, Getting To Know YouPart III Contexts Of Social DevelopmentChapter 7 Family: Early And Enduring InfluencesChapter 8 Peers: A World Of Their OwnChapter 9 Schools, Mentors, Media: Connections With SocietyPart IV Processes And Products Of Social DevelopmentChapter 10 Sex And Gender: Vive La Différence?Chapter 11 Morality: Knowing Right, Doing GoodChapter 12 Aggression: Insult And InjuryPart V Policy And ProspectsChapter 13 Policy: Improving Children's LivesChapter 14 Overarching Themes: Integrating Social Development