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

O autorze

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).