Developmental Psychology Arena

The Transition to Adulthood and Family Relations

An Intergenerational Approach

• By Eugenia Scabini, Elena Marta, Margherita LanzSandy Jackson
• Series Editor: Sandy Jackson

This book explores the development of a new path of transition between adolescence and adulthood in recent generations. Whereas traditionally the transition into adulthood was marked by a...

Published March 16th 2006 by Psychology Press.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLAY - ED3

• By David Cohen
• Edited by David Cohen
• Series Editor: David Cohen

Why do children play?

What can children learn from playing?

What have psychologists learned from 150 years of studying play – usually a bit too seriously?

The Development...

Published February 16th 2006 by Routledge.

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Vygotsky's Developmental and Educational Psychology

• By Peter E. Langford

Vygotsky is widely considered one of the most significant and influential psychologists of the twentieth century. Nevertheless, true appreciation of his theories has been hindered...

Published July 28th 2005 by Psychology Press.

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Recess

Its Role in Education and Development

• By Anthony D. Pellegrini

Writing a book about recess could be a very questionable endeavor for a serious academic psychologist. At first blush it seems to be a pretty...

Published June 10th 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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DYADIC AND GROUP PERSPECTIVES ON CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS

Special Issue of International Journal of Behavioral Development

• Edited by Brett Laursen

Published March 17th 2005 by Psychology Press.

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The Development and Treatment of Girlhood Aggression

• Edited by Debra J. Pepler, Kirsten C. Madsen, Christopher D. Webster, Kathryn S. Levene

After decades of neglect, researchers have begun to focus attention on the development and outcomes of girlhood aggression. This comprehensive volume provides an account of...

Published August 5th 2004 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Moral Development, Self, and Identity

• Edited by Daniel K. Lapsley, Darcia Narv ez

This volume examines the psychological, social-relational, and cultural foundations of the most basic moral commitments. It begins by looking at the seminal writings of Augusto...

Published March 8th 2004 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The Development of the Social Self

• Edited by Mark Bennett, Fabio Sani

Drawing upon the perspective of social identity theory, The Development of the Social Self is concerned with the acquisition and development of children's social identities....

Published December 4th 2003 by Psychology Press.

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Social Interaction and the Development of Knowledge

• Edited by Jeremy I.M. Carpendale, Ulrich M�ller

Written by highly respected theorists in psychology and philosophy, the chapters in this book explicate and address fundamental epistemological issues involved in the problem of...

Published November 1st 2003 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Social and Cognitive Development in the Context of Individual, Social, and Cultural Processes

• Edited by Janette Benson, Catherine Raeff

Several recent analyses have focused on how social and cultural factors shape development, but less well understood are the individual constructive processes involved in this...

Published June 26th 2003 by Routledge.

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