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Friendship is one of life's most essential and rewarding forms of
interaction. It is a feature of every culture and most persons
interact with their friends on a daily basis. Thus far, most
research on the subject of friendship has concentrated on peer
acceptance, dyadic properties, and the contribution that friendship
makes to development and adjustment. There has been little
exploration of friendship's role in a child's social and emotional
growth. The Company They Keep pioneers this area. This book
provides a forum in which internationally recognized scholars
active in the study of friendship present the major conceptual
issues, themes, and findings from their research. The authors
describe the theoretical and empirical context and the goals of
their own research programs. They discuss current research and the
methodological strategies adopted for studying friendship
relations. A variety of topics is explored, including cultural
variations in children's and adolescents' friendships, the
association between friendship and cognitive and personality
development, the effect of friendship on adjustment, and the links
between experience within the family and relationships with
friends. The authors also express their views on future directions
for such research. This book will appeal to developmental
psychologists, researchers, and students. It will also be a solid
reference work for social psychologists, sociologists, and social
workers concerned with interpersonal relationships.
Growing Points in Developmental Science is an ISSBD publication
based on the millennium symposia papers published in the
International Journal of Behavioral Development in 2000. This
collection of overview chapters summarises the state of the art and
the way forward for this discipline. Experienced researchers as
well as younger, cutting-edge scientists have contributed to this
international collection. The topics range from early experience to
old age, and include issues in both social and cognitive
development. Particular interests are investigated, such as the
biological substrates of behavioural development, early experiences
in terms of both basic and applied science, and cross-cultural
contexts of development. Personality, knowledge and the acquisition
of memory are also considered. In each case, the authors survey the
history and traditions that have marked their research areas, as
well as the current status and outlook. Growing Points in
Developmental Science represents expert wisdom rooted in a bird's
eye view of the trends and controversies that have helped to shape
the discipline, its contributions to science and its application.
It is intended as a resource for scientists of different
generations interested in developmental science, and will appeal to
advanced students and young investigators as well as seasoned
researchers.
Growing Points in Developmental Science is an ISSBD publication based on the millennium symposia papers published in the International Journal of Behavioral Development in 2000. This collection of overview chapters summarises the state of the art and the way forward for this discipline. Experienced researchers as well as younger, cutting-edge scientists have contributed to this international collection. The topics range from early experience to old age, and include issues in both social and cognitive development. Particular interests are investigated, such as the biological substrates of behavioural development, early experiences in terms of both basic and applied science, and cross-cultural contexts of development. Personality, knowledge and the acquisition of memory are also considered. In each case, the authors survey the history and traditions that have marked their research areas, as well as the current status and outlook. Growing Points in Developmental Science represents expert wisdom rooted in a bird's eye view of the trends and controversies that have helped to shape the discipline, its contributions to science and its application. It is intended as a resource for scientists of different generations interested in developmental science, and will appeal to advanced students and young investigators as well as seasoned researchers.
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This 32nd volume of the Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology
celebrates the 75th anniversary of the University of Minnesota's
Institute of Child Development. All eight essays are devoted to
developmental science, its history, and current status. Taken
together, the chapters in this book show how the history of science
connects past and future, how it gives the individual investigator
an identity and sense of purpose, how contemporary studies occur
within larger traditions, and how institutions like the Institute
of Child Development, constitute cultural traditions of their own.
Collectively, these essays show that the past explains a great
deal--whether we want to know about the processes through which the
child acquires symbolic thought or whether we want to know how and
why, during the last century, a few enduring centers were
established for the scientific study of children and adolescents.
Reading these essays, one obtains a sense of how the past becomes
evidence, how it forms models for the way we think, and how
intellectual challenges arise.
Friendship is one of life's most essential and rewarding forms of interaction--a feature of every culture that most persons experience daily. While most research efforts on friendship have concentrated on such issues as peer acceptance and dyadic properties, there has been little exploration of friendship's role in a child's social and emotional growth. The Company They Keep provides a forum in which a group of internationally recognized scholars presents the major conceptual issues, themes, goals, methodological strategies and findings from their research on friendship. Contributors explore a variety of topics, including cultural variations in childrens' and adolescents' friendships, the association between friendship and cognitive and personality development, the effect of friendship on adjustment, and the links between experience within the family and relationships with friends.
This book is unique in focusing on the role of conflict in psychological and social development: the hows, whens, wheres, and whys of conflict in everyday life. A major theme of Conflict in Child and Adolescent Development is how the management of conflict can enhance the psychological growth of individuals and strengthen relationships among people.
Although conflict in human affairs has fascinated theorists and
researchers for centuries, this book, was the first to focus on the
role of conflict in psychological and social development: the hows,
whens, wheres, and whys of conflict in everyday life. Conflict is
not always a negative, destructive event; research shows that it
has many positive effects in the development of individuals and
their interpersonal relationships. A major theme of Conflict in
Child and Adolescent Development is how the management of conflict
can enhance the psychological growth of individuals and strengthen
relationships among people. Leading scholars present findings based
on empirical research from psychology, anthropology, sociology,
sociolinguistics, and family relations to provide an intriguing
picture of what is known about conflict and to preview future
research.
This important work presents the results of the most comprehensive
scientific study to date of early child care and its relation to
child development. In one volume, a critical selection of material
from the most salient journal articles is brought together with new
overviews and a concluding commentary. Provided is a wealth of
authoritative information about the ways in which nonmaternal care
is linked to health, psychological adjustment, and mother-child
bonds in the first six years of life. The study addresses the full
complexity of this vital issue, taking into account a range of
family characteristics as well as the quality of child care
experiences. An essential resource for developmentalists, early
child care specialists, and educators, this volume offers
compelling new perspectives on practice, policy, and research.
This important work presents the results of the most comprehensive
scientific study to date of early child care and its relation to
child development. In one volume, a critical selection of material
from the most salient journal articles is brought together with new
overviews and a concluding commentary. Provided is a wealth of
authoritative information about the ways in which nonmaternal care
is linked to health, psychological adjustment, and mother-child
bonds in the first six years of life. The study addresses the full
complexity of this vital issue, taking into account a range of
family characteristics as well as the quality of child care
experiences. An essential resource for developmentalists, early
child care specialists, and educators, this volume offers
compelling new perspectives on practice, policy, and research.
Highly readable and comprehensive, this volume explores the
significance of friendship for social, emotional, and cognitive
development from early childhood through adolescence. The authors
trace how friendships change as children age and what specific
functions these relationships play in promoting adjustment and
well-being. Compelling topics include the effects of individual
differences on friendship quality, how friendship quality can be
assessed, and ways in which certain friendships may promote
negative outcomes. Examining what clinicians, educators, and
parents can do to help children who struggle with making friends,
the book reviews available interventions and identifies important
directions for future work in the field.
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