Peter K. Smith & Craig H. Hart 
The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development 

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social
Development, Second Edition 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.

* Presents the most up-to-date research and theories on childhood
social development

* Features chapters by an international cast of leaders in their
fields

* Includes comprehensive coverage of a range of disciplinary
perspectives

* Offers all new chapters on children and the environment,
cultural influences, history of childhood, interventions, and
neuro-psychological perspectives

* Represents an essential resource for students and researchers
of childhood social development

Sobre el autor

Peter K. Smith 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 Understanding Children’s Development (Fifth Edition, Wiley, 2010), the recently published Children and Play (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), and many other books and articles.

Craig H. Hart 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).