Developmental Psychology 2013

Understanding the Self and Others

Explorations in intersubjectivity and interobjectivity

Edited by Gordon Sammut, Paul Daanen, Fathali Moghaddam

How do we, as human beings, come to understand ourselves and others around us? This question could not be more timely or pertinent to the issues facing humankind today. At the heart of many of our world’s most troubling political and social problems lies a divergence, and sometimes a sharp...

Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge

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

Cultures of Desistance

Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Ethnic Minorities

By Adam Calverley

Series: International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation

In contrast to the widespread focus on ethnicity in relation to engagement in offending, the question of whether or not processes associated with desistance – that is the cessation and curtailment of offending behaviour – vary by ethnicity has received less attention. This is despite known ethnic...

Published August 27th 2012 by Routledge

Young Adult Offenders

Lost in Transition?

Edited by Friedrich Lösel, Anthony Bottoms, David P. Farrington

Series: Cambridge Criminal Justice Series

This latest volume in the Cambridge Criminal Justice Series focuses upon young adults and their treatment in the criminal justice system. The subject is very topical because there is increasing evidence that a rigid distinction between ‘youth’ and ‘adulthood’ is not appropriate in modern societies....

Published May 27th 2012 by Willan

Sex/Gender

Biology in a Social World

By Anne Fausto-Sterling

Series: The Routledge Series Integrating Science and Culture

Sex/Gender presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences. This book gives a clearly written explanation of the biological and cultural underpinnings of gender. Anne Fausto-Sterling...

Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge

Social and Personality Development

An Advanced Textbook

Edited by Michael E. Lamb, Marc H. Bornstein

This new text contains parts of Bornstein and Lamb’s Developmental Science, 6th edition, along with new introductory material, providing a cutting edge and comprehensive overview of social and personality development. Each of the world-renowned contributors masterfully introduces the history...

Published March 24th 2011 by Psychology Press

Social Understanding and Social Lives

From Toddlerhood through to the Transition to School

By Claire Hughes

Series: Essays in Developmental Psychology

Over the past thirty years, researchers have documented a remarkable growth in children’s social understanding between toddlerhood and the early school years. However, it is still unclear why some children’s awareness of others' thoughts and feelings lags so far behind that of their peers. Based on...

Published March 22nd 2011 by Psychology Press

National Identity and Ingroup-Outgroup Attitudes in Children: The Role of Socio-Historical Settings

A Special Issue of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Edited by Louis Oppenheimer, Martyn Barrett

Series: Special Issues of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology

This special issue reports the findings from eight studies which examined children’s national identifications and national attitudes. Data were collected from 725 7- and 11-year-old children living in countries that have or have not experienced violence or war in the recent past. Twelve national...

Published January 31st 2011 by Psychology Press

Self-Esteem Issues and Answers

A Sourcebook of Current Perspectives

Edited by Michael H. Kernis

Research and theory on self-esteem have flourished in recent years. This resurgence has produced multiple perpectives on fundamental issues surrounding the nature of self-esteem and its role in psychological functioning and interpersonal processes. Self-Esteem Issues and Answers brings...

Published April 30th 2013 by Psychology Press

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 some of the pioneering research in the field. Its central aims are to highlight current understanding, identify key components...

Published August 15th 2012 by Psychology Press

Development and Prevention of Behaviour Problems

From Genes to Social Policy

Edited by Richard E. Tremblay, Marcel A. G. van Aken, Willem Koops

This book brings together world leading researchers from diverse fields to explore the potential causes of the development of behaviour problems. The book presents theories that hope to influence public health, education and social policy in the prevention of the costly social troubles that...

Published October 21st 2012 by Psychology Press

Personality, Human Development, and Culture

International Perspectives On Psychological Science (Volume 2)

Edited by Ralf Schwarzer, Peter A. Frensch

This is the second of two volumes which together present the main contributions from the 29th International Congress of Psychology, held in Berlin in 2008, written by international leaders in psychology from around the world. The authors present a variety of approaches and...

Published August 27th 2012 by Psychology Press