IntroductionPeter K Smith & Craig H HartPart 1: Historical Overview1. Conceptual and Empirical Precursors of Contemporary Social Development ResearchGary W. LaddPart II: Disciplinary Perspectives2. Behavioural GeneticsDarya Gaysina3. The Brain and Social Development in ChildhoodErin D. Bigler4. Evolutionary Perspectives on Social DevelopmentLance Workman, Sandie Taylor and Jerome H. Barkow5. Historical Devlopmental Psychology. Changing Conceptions of Child DevelopmentWillem Koops6. A Sociological Perspective on Social DevelopmentDimitra Hartas7. Anthropological Perspectives on Social DevelopmentHeather MontgomeryPart III: Ecological Contexts8. Ecological Perspectives and Social DevelopmentRachel Maunder9. The Physical Environment and Social DevelopmentSara S. Whipple and Gary W. Evans10. Conflict, War, and Famine in Childhood: Risks and Resilience for Social DevelopmentCharles N. Oberg, H.R. Hodges, and Ann S. Masten11. Impact of the Climate Crisis on Children's Social DevelopmentAnn Sanson, Karina V. Padilla Malca, and Judith Van Hoorn12. COVID-19 and Children's Social Development: Insights from the Life Course PerspectiveRashmita S. Mistry, Aprile Benner, and Anna KimuraPart IV Culture and Immigration13. Culture and Children's Social DevelopmentXinyin Chin, Mengting Liu, and Qinglin Bian14. The Social Development of Immigrant Children: A Focus on Asian and Latinx Children in the United StatesGustavo Carlo, Charissa S.L. Cheah, L. Diego Conejo, and Hyun Su Cho15. Acculturation and Children's Social Development in Europe: Recent Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical FindingsSabahat Cigdem BagciPart V Child Characteristics16. Temperament and Social Development in ChildhoodMelis Yavuz, Irem Korucu, and Bilge Selcuk17. Gender Differences in Children's PlayKarson T.F. Kung18. Race and Ethnicity in the Context of Children's Social DevelopmentKathryn M. Yee, Jacquelyn Glidden, and Melanie Killen19. Children's Social Development within the Context of Early Childhood EducationLinda A. White, Anika Ganness, and Michal Perlman20. Children's Interpersonal Skills and School-Based Relationships: Links to School Adjustment in Early and Middle Childhood.Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd, Gary W. Ladd, and Stephanie A. Thibault21. The Personal and Social Development of Children in SportJean Cote, Alex Murata, and Luc J. Martin22. Religion and Social Development in ChildhoodDaniel Moulin-Stozek and Michael W. JamesPart VII The Family and the Peer Group23. Parent-Child Attachment in Early and Middle ChildhoodLaura E. Brumariu and Kathryn A. Kerns24. Sibling Relations in Early and Middle ChildhoodNina Howe, Amy L. Paine, Hildy S. Ross, and Holly Recchia25. The Interplay between Parents and Peers as Influences in Children's Social DevelopmentAmanda W. Harrist and Anuradha J. BakshiPart VII Social Competence and Forms of Peer Interaction26. Children's FriendshipsAmanda J. Rose, Sara K. Boroski, Allie Spiekelman, and Rhiannon L. Smith27. Social Withdrawal and ShynessJulie C. Bowker, Robert J. Coplan, Kelly A. Smith, and Kenneth H. Rubin28. Social Competence in Interactions with PeersAntonius H. N. Cillessen and Amy D. Bellmore29. Social Play and Social DevelopmentAgeliki Nicolopoulou and Peter K. Smith30. Cooperation and CompetitionMarta Fulop31. Aggression in Early and Middle ChildhoodDavid A. Nelson, Cara S. Swit, and Craig H. Hart32. BullyingRosario del Rey, Esperanza Espino, Monica Ojeda, and Joaquin A. Mora-MerchanPart IX Cognitive, Emotional, Prosocial, and Moral Competencies33. Social Cognition and its Main Correlates in ChildhoodDaniella Bulgarelli, Anne Henning, and Evelyn Bertin34. Emotions and Social Development in ChildhoodMaria von Salisch, Katharina Voltmer, Rachel Miller-Slough, Jui Chih Chin and Susanne Denham35. Prosocial BehaviorHali Kil and Joan E. Grusec36. Children's Lies: Intersecting Cognitive Development, Theory of Mind and SocializationLaura Visu-Petra, Narcisa Prodan, and Victoria TalwarPart X Children and the Media37. Media and Children's Social DevelopmentEric E. Rasmussen and Kathrin Karsay38. Social Networking Sites and Children's Social DevelopmentElisabeth Staksrud and Tijana MilosevicPart XI Intervention and Social Development39. Helping Autistic ChildrenRachel Davis, Jacquiline den Houting, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, and Sue Fletcher Watson40. Intervening in Childhood Social DevelopmentJanis B. Kupersmidt, Alison E. Parker, and Mary Ellen Voegler-Lee41. The Development of Social Competence in Children with DisabilitiesSoo-Young Hong, Elizabeth Steed, Lori Meyer, and Ibrahim Acar42. Interventions to Enhance Psychosocial Competence among Children in Low-and-Middle-Income CountriesSuman Verma
Peter K. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is co-author of the textbook Understanding Children's Development and co-editor of Bullying, Cyberbullying and Pupil Well-being in Schools: Comparing European, Australian, and Indian Perspectives, and The Cambridge Handbook of Play: Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives.Craig H. Hart is a Professor of Human Development in the School of Family Life and Director of the Faculty Center at Brigham Young University. He has authored or co-authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters on parenting/familial linkages with children's social development from a multicultural and US Asian immigration perspective, with an emphasis on Asian children. Dr. Hart has served in numerous university admistrative capacities as well as on the Biobheavioral and Behavioral Sciences subcommittee, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).