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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825585303321

Titolo

Social and personality development : an advanced textbook / / edited by Michael E. Lamb and Marc H. Bornstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-69965-1

1-283-10306-0

1-136-69966-X

9786613103062

0-203-81338-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (537 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BornsteinMarc H

LambMichael E. <1953->

Disciplina

155.2/5

Soggetti

Developmental psychology

Personality development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AN ADVANCED TEXTBOOK; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Social and Personality Development: An Introduction and Overview; PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE; 2 Concepts and Theories of Human Development; 3 Culture in Development; 4 Design, Measurement, and Analysis in Developmental Research; PART II: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL CONTEXT; 5 The Individual Child: Temperament, Emotion, Self, and Personality; 6 The Role of Parent-Child Relationships in Child Development; 7 Peer Relationships in Childhood

8 School and Community In.uences on Human Development9 Children and the Law: Examples of Applied Developmental Psychology in Action; Glossary; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This new text contains parts of Bornstein and Lamb's Developmental Science, 6th edition, along with new introductory material, providing a cutting edge and comprehensive overview of social and personality development. Each of the world-renowned contributors masterfully



introduces the history and systems, methodologies, and measurement and analytic techniques used to understand the area of human development under review. The relevance of the field is illustrated through engaging applications. Each chapter reflects the current state of knowledge and features an introduction, an overv