Handbook of Socialization: Theory and Research - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1593853327 ISBN 13: 9781593853327

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2006

Synopsis

Bringing together leading authorities, this Handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge on socialization processes from earliest childhood through adolescence and beyond. Contributors present cutting - edge theories and findings pertaining to family, peer, school, community, media, and other influences on individual development. The important, growing areas of genetics and biology, cultural psychology, and affective science are given particular attention. Essential topics include the effects on children of different parenting strategies and family structures; factors that shape gender development, emotional competence, and achievement motivation; the role of relationships in the socialization process; and strategies for intervention with antisocial youth.

About this title

About the Author

Joan E. Grusec, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Paul D. Hastings, PhD, Centre for Research in Human Development, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593853327
• ISBN 13: 9781593853327
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 720
• Editor: Grusec Joan E., Hastings Paul D.