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Handbook Child Social Developm - (Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology) 2nd Edition by Peter K Smith & Craig H Hart (Paperback)

Handbook Child Social Developm - (Wiley Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology) 2nd Edition by  Peter K Smith & Craig H Hart (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development</i><i>, Second Edition</i> presents an authoritative and up-to-date overview of research and theory concerning a child's social development from pre-school age to the onset of adolescence. <ul> <li>Presents the most up-to-date research and theories on childhood social development</li> <li>Features chapters by an international cast of leaders in their fields</li> <li>Includes comprehensive coverage of a range of disciplinary perspectives</li> <li>Offers all new chapters on children and the environment, cultural influences, history of childhood, interventions, and neuro-psychological perspectives</li> <li>Represents an essential resource for students and researchers of childhood social development</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Anyone who has wrestled with these questions will want this book on their shelves. . . This is the definitive authority on raising a healthy social child from 3 years to adolescence." (<i>Parent City</i>, 6 November 2013)</p> <p> </p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Peter K. Smith</strong> is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is co-author of the leading textbook <em>Understanding Children's Development</em> (Fifth Edition, Wiley, 2010), the recently published <em>Children and Play</em> (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), and many other books and articles. <p><strong>Craig H. Hart</strong> is Associate Academic Vice President for Faculty at Brigham Young University, where he has also served as a department chair and an associate dean in the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. He has authored or co-authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters on parenting/familial linkages with children's social development, most recently from a cross-cultural perspective. Dr Hart also serves on the Biobehavioral and Behavioral Sciences subcommittee, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

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