01273pam a2200217 a 4500020001800000041000900018082001800027245010800045260008400153300002400237504005100261520049800312546001300810650002300823650002800846700003100874700003200905700003100937710002100968856006600989  a9781138172159  aeng.00a305.231bMAK-00aMaking sense of social development /cedited by Martin Woodhead, Dorothy Faulkner, and Karen Littleton.  aLondon :aNew York :bRoutledge in association with the Open University,c1999.  avi, 278 p. bill. ;  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aThis book explores children's social relationships in and out of the classroom. Chapters focus on the growing importance of children's friendships and how these influence social participation and development later on in life. Issues such as peer rejection, bullying and adolescent development are analysed from both psychological and sociological perspectives. The book concludes with a re-examination of cultural concepts of childhood, child development and the nature of children's autonomy.  aEnglish. 0aChild development. 0aEducational psychology.1 aWoodhead, Martin.eeditor.1 aFaulkner, Dorothy.eeditor.1 aLittleton, Karen.eeditor.2 aOpen University.42uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0649/98025642-d.html