Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development

by Smith, Peter K.; Hart, Craig H.

• ISBN13: 9780631217534
• ISBN10: 0631217533
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-27
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This volume provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of research and theory in childhood social development from preschool age to the onset of adolescence. Chapters are contributed by experts in the field from Australasia, Europe and North America and cover 30 topics currently of importance in the field, in terms of research, applied research, and policy. The Handbook starts with an historical overview and follows with major sections. The first focuses on a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Following sections address influences on development, the family context, the peer group, social skills and social cognition, play, helping and moral reasoning, as well as cooperation, competition, aggression, and bullying. These, in addition to the final section on children with special needs, make this volume appropriate for practitioners who deal with children as well as for college and university teachers, researchers, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Each chapter summarizes existing knowledge in the field, synthesizing the latest research in an accessible manner, whilst also highlighting areas of growing debate. Integration and coherence are provided by editorial commentaries prefacing each section.

Author Biography

Peter K. Smith is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is co-author of the leading textbook Understanding Children's Development (Third Edition, Blackwell, 1998), among many other books and articles.

Craig H. Hart is Professor and Chair of the Marriage, Family, and Human Development department at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He has co-authored 50 scientific papers and three edited volumes on children's social development and early childhood education practices. He is associate editor of Early Childhood Research Quarterly.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	viii
Introduction by the Editors	xiv
Part I: Historical Overview	1	(24)
1 Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Research in Social Development	3	(22)
W. Andrew Collins
Part II: Influences on Development: Disciplinary Views	25	(70)
2 Behavioral Genetics, Shared and Nonshared Environment	27	(17)
Alison Pike
3 Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Development	44	(16)
David F. Bjorklund and Anthony D. Pellegrini
4 Culture and Social Development: Explanations and Evidence	60	(18)
Sara Harkness
5 A Sociological Approach to Childhood Development	78	(17)
Chris Jenks
Part III: Influences on Development: Causal Factors	95	(84)
6 Temperament and Social Development	97	(20)
Ann Sanson, Sheryl A. Hemphill, and Diana Smart
7 Sex Differences in Social Behavior	117	(20)
Susan Golombok and Melissa Hines
8 Children's Social Development within the Socialization Context of Childcare and Early Childhood Education	137	(19)
Carollee Howes and Jolena James
9 Relative Contributions of Families and Peers to Children's Social Development	156	(23)
Ross D. Parke, Sandra D. Simpkins, David J. McDowell, Mina Kim, Colleen Killian, Jessica Dennis, Mary L. Flyr, Margaret Wild, and Yumee Rah
Part IV: The Family Context	179	(84)
10 Attachment in Childhood	182	(23)
Joan Stevenson-Hinde and Karine Verschueren
11 Parent-Child Relationships	205	(18)
Alan Russell, Jacqueline Mize, and Kerry Bissaker
12 Sibling Relationships	223	(15)
Judy Dunn
13 Social Development in Different Family Arrangements	238	(25)
Dale F. Hay and Alison Nash
Part V: The Peer Group	263	(90)
14 Peer Acceptance and Rejection in Childhood	265	(20)
Shelley Hymel, Tracy Vaillancourt, Patricia McDougall, and Peter D. Renshaw
15 Friends and Enemies	285	(22)
Willard W. Hartup and Maurissa Abecassis
16 Emotional and Social Development in Childhood	307	(22)
Susanne Denham, Maria von Salisch, Tjeert Olthof Anita Kochanoi and Sarah Caverly
17 Social Withdrawal and Shyness	329	(24)
Kenneth H. Rubin, Kim B. Burgess, and Robert J. Copian
Part VI: Social Skills and Social Cognition	353	(64)
18 Social Skills and Interpersonal Perception in Early and Middle Childhood	355	(20)
Antonius H.N. Cillessen and Amy D. Bellmore
19 Social Cognition	375	(19)
Charlie Lewis and Jeremy Carpendale
20 Children's Interpersonal Skills and Relationships in School Settings: Adaptive Significance and Implications for School-Based Prevention and Intervention Programs	394	(23)
Gary W. Ladd, Eric S. Buhs, and Wendy Troop
Part VII: Play	417	(38)
21 Understanding Young Children's Pretend Play in Context	418	(20)
Artin Goncu, Michelle B. Patt, and Emily Kouba
22 Rough-and-Tumble Play from Childhood through Adolescence: Development and Possible Functions	438	(17)
Anthony D. Pellegrini
Part VIII: Helping and Moral Reasoning	455	(58)
23 Prosocial and Helping Behavior	457	(18)
Joan E. Grusec, Maayan Davidov, and Leah Lundell
24 Children's Social and Moral Reasoning	475	(16)
Charles C. Helwzg and Elliot Turfel
25 Children's Understanding of Society	491	(22)
Martyn Barrett and Eithne Buchanan-Barrow
Part IX: Cooperation, Competition, Aggression, and Bullying	513	(56)
26 Cooperation and Competition	515	(18)
Jacques F. Richard, Ada Fonzi, Franca Tani, Fulvio Tassi, Giovanna Tomada, and Barry H. Schneider
27 Sticks and Stones and Social Exclusion: Aggression among Girls and Boys	533	(16)
Marion K. Underwood
28 Bullying in Childhood	549	(20)
Ken Rigby
Part X: Children with Special Needs	569	(35)
29 The Development of Social Competence in Children with Disabilities	571	(17)
Karen E. Diamond
30 Social Development in Children with Specific Language Impairment and Profound Hearing Loss	588	(16)
Bonnie Brinton and Martin Fujiki
Index	604