Handbook Child Social Developm

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

Author: Peter K. Smith
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 12/04/2013
Pages: 720
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.70w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781118571866

About the Author

Peter K. Smith is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is co-author of the leading textbook Understanding Children's Development (Fifth Edition, Wiley, 2010), the recently published Children and Play (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), and many other books and articles.

Craig H. Hart is Associate Academic Vice President for Faculty at Brigham Young University, where he has also served as a department chair and an associate dean in the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. He has authored or co-authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters on parenting/familial linkages with children's social development, most recently from a cross-cultural perspective. Dr Hart also serves on the Biobehavioral and Behavioral Sciences subcommittee, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

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