The from infancy to adolescence Taylor, Sandie creator author. Workman, Lance author. text New York Routledge 2018 monographic viii, 583p. 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. Introduction 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. Sandie Taylor and Lance Workman. Includes Index Includes bibliographical references. Social psychology Developmental psychology 302 TAY-P 9781138217171 (pbk. : alk. paper)