A collection of essays by leading developmental psychologists in which they focus on issues and questions guiding research in their own particular areas of specialty. The essays discuss developmental psychology's major achievements, and comment on what is now known, the sorts of methods that have been used, and where the field might be heading. An introductory chapter by the volume editor provides an overview of the history of the field and its major themes. Subsequent chapters cover a range of topics from behaviour genetics, through cognitive development, language acquisition, mindreading,...

Drawing upon the perspective of social identity theory, this book is concerned with the acquisition and development of children's social identities.