02416cam a22001818i 4500020003800000082001500038100002900053245011400082260003300196300001600229500001900245504004100264505055400305520129400859650002302153650003002176700002802206  a9781138217171 (pbk. : alk. paper)00a302bTAY-P1 aTaylor, Sandie,eauthor.14aThe psychology of human social development :bfrom infancy to adolescence /cSandie Taylor and Lance Workman.  aNew York :bRoutledge,c2018  aviii, 583p.  aIncludes Index  aIncludes bibliographical references.0 aIntroduction to themes and theories of development -- Research methods in social development -- Emotional development and attachment -- Cognition and communication -- Development of social cognition: theory of mind -- Influence of the family -- Influence of peers and friends -- Development of self-concept -- Social development through play -- Moral development and prosocial behaviour -- Antisocial behaviour -- Individual differences: temperament and personality -- The role of the media -- The future for our understanding of social development.  aThe 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. 0aSocial psychology. 0aDevelopmental psychology.1 aWorkman, Lanceeauthor.