Development of Social Cognition Books

New and Published Books

1. Development as a Social Process

   Contributions of Gerard Duveen

   Edited by Serge Moscovici, Sandra Jovchelovitch, Brady Wagoner

   Series: Cultural Dynamics of Social Representation

   This volume discusses the interface between human development and socio-cultural processes by exploring the writings of Gerard Duveen, an internationally renowned figure, whose untimely death left a void in the fields of socio-developmental psychology, cultural psychology, and research into social...

   Published March 11th 2013 by Routledge
2. Social and Emotional Development

   Edited by William M. Bukowski, Brett Laursen, Kenneth H. Rubin

   Series: Critical Concepts in Psychology

   Social and Emotional Development, a new four-volume collection from Psychology Press, brings together the most influential and fundamental research in the area, providing readers with a vital overview of the basic theory and the empirical database regarding social and emotional development. The...

   Published August 28th 2008 by Psychology Press
3. Cognitive Development

   The Learning Brain

   By Usha Goswami

   Cognitive Development: The Learning Brain is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the bestselling Cognition in Children. This full-color textbook has been re-written from the perspective of brain science and shows how new discoveries in cognitive neuroscience force us to reconsider...

   Published December 20th 2007 by Psychology Press
4. Social Cognition During Infancy

   A Special Issue of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

   Edited by Vincent Reid, Tricia Striano, Willem Koops

   Series: Special Issues of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

   From the fundamental processing of human movement, through to the ability to interpret actions, infancy research is only now taking up the challenge of social cognition over a variety of cognitive areas. This special issue covers broad areas of social-cognitive development and builds a cohesive...

   Published March 28th 2007 by Psychology Press
5. 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 by a lack of understanding of the background to his thought. Vygotsky's Developmental and Educational Psychology aims...

   Published July 27th 2005 by Psychology Press
6. Introduction to Vygotsky, Second Edition

   Edited by Harry Daniels

   Lev Vygotsky provided the twentieth century with an enticing mix of intellectual traditions within an attempt to provide an account of the social formation of the mind. His legacy is an exciting, but at times chaotic fusion of ideas. An Introduction to Vygotsky, Second Edition provides students...

   Published April 13th 2005 by Routledge
7. 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. In contrast to previous work on self-development, which has focused primarily on the development of the personal self, this...

   Published December 3rd 2003 by Psychology Press
8. Language Development and Social Interaction in Blind Children

   By Miguel Perez-Pereira, Gina Conti-Ramsden

   Series: Essays in Developmental Psychology

   This book provides an up-to-date account of blind children's developing communicative abilities with particular emphasis on social cognition and language acquisition from infancy to early school age. It purports to foster dialogue between those interested in the study of typically developing...

   Published September 8th 1999 by Psychology Press
9. An Introduction to Vygotsky

   Edited by Harry Daniels

   The innovative theories of Lev Vygotsky on thought and speech have become increasingly popular over the last decade. An Introduction to Vygotsky provides students with an accessible overview of his work by combining reprints of key journal and text articles with editorial commentary and suggested...

   Published May 29th 1996 by Routledge