The Psychology of Human Social Development : From Infancy to Adolescence
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The Psychology of Human Social Development is a major new undergraduate textbook which presents the essential core topics and reflects the exciting new findings in this thriving field. The book follows a thematic approach looking at key topics in social development in childhood and adolescence, including personality development and research methods. The authors examine multiple perspectives, including the state-of-the-art social-ecological approach, and discuss normative development with issues related to "abnormal" development. It will be essential reading for psychology students on courses in Social Development and relevant for related fields such as education, gender studies and nursing.
The Psychology of Human Social Development provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential core topics and exciting new findings in this thriving field of developmental psychology.
Following a thematic approach, the book looks at key topics in social development in childhood and adolescence, including personality development and research methods, taking the reader from first principles to an advanced understanding. The book explores socio-emotional development and social learning, as well as the history of thinking, and the evolutionary roots of social development, whilst also providing a clear balance between nature and nurture approaches. Taylor and Workman’s user-friendly writing style accommodates readers with no previous knowledge of the subject area whilst exploring the most up-to-date theories and research from various areas of psychology which have gained relevance to developmental psychology.
Featuring student-friendly pedagogy throughout, including end-of-chapter summaries, further reading recommendations and questions for discussion, The Psychology of Human Social Development is essential reading for undergraduates on social development or developmental psychology courses and relevant for related fields such as education, gender studies and nursing.
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