<p>List of Contributors ix</p> <p>Introduction by the Editors xiii</p> <p><b>Part I Historical Overview 1</b></p> <p>1 Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Research in Social Development 3<br /> <i>W. Andrew Collins</i></p> <p><b>Part II Disciplinary Perspectives on Social Development 23</b></p> <p>2 Behavioral Genetics 27<br /> <i>Alice M. Gregory, Harriet A. Ball, and Tanya M. M. Button</i></p> <p>3 Conceptual Development and Emotion: A Neuropsychological Perspective 45<br /> <i>Steven Woltering and Marc D. Lewis</i></p> <p>4 Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Development 64<br /> <i>David F. Bjorklund and Anthony D. Pellegrini</i></p> <p>5 Historical Reframing of Childhood 82<br /> <i>Willem Koops</i></p> <p>6 Cultural Psychological Perspectives on Social Development in Childhood 100<br /> <i>Heidi Fung</i></p> <p>7 Sociological Perspectives on Social Development 119<br /> <i>Gerald Handel</i></p> <p><b>Part III Ecological Contexts for Social Development 139</b></p> <p>8 Culture and Social Development 141<br /> <i>Xinyin Chen, Janet Chung, Rachel Lechcier-Kimel, and Doran French</i></p> <p>9 The Social Development of Immigrant Children: A Focus on Asian and Hispanic Children in the United States 161<br /> Charissa S. L. Cheah and Christy Y. Y. Leung</p> <p>10 Children’s Interpersonal Skills and School-Based Relationships 181<br /> <i>Gary W. Ladd, Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd, and Ann-Margret Rydell</i></p> <p>11 Environmental Psychology 207<br /> <i>Christopher Spencer and Kate Gee</i></p> <p><b>Part IV Child and Contextual Factors in Social Development 225</b></p> <p>12 Temperament and Social Development 227<br /> <i>Ann Sanson, Sheryl A. Hemphill, Bilge Yagmurlu, and Sandee McClowry</i></p> <p>13 Children’s Social Development Within the Socialization Context of Child Care and Early Childhood Education 246<br /> <i>Carollee Howes</i></p> <p>14 The Interplay Between Parents and Peers as Socializing Infl uences in Children’s Development 263<br /> <i>Stephanie M. Reich and Deborah Lowe Vandell</i></p> <p>15 Sex Differences in Social Behavior 281<br /> <i>Vickie Pasterski, Susan Golombok, and Melissa Hines</i></p> <p>16 Ethnicity, Race, and Children’s Social Development 299<br /> <i>Stephen M. Quintana</i></p> <p><b>Part V Family Context 317</b></p> <p>17 Parent–Child Attachment in Early and Middle Childhood 319<br /> <i>Laura E. Brumariu and Kathryn A. Kerns</i></p> <p>18 Parent–Child Relationships and Influences 337<br /> <i>Alan Russell</i></p> <p>19 Sibling Relations in Early and Middle Childhood 356<br /> <i>Nina Howe, Hildy S. Ross, and Holly Recchia</i></p> <p><b>Part VI Peer Group 373</b></p> <p>20 Social Status Among Peers: From Sociometric Attraction to Peer Acceptance to Perceived Popularity 375<br /> <i>Shelley Hymel, Leanna M. Closson, Simona C. S. Caravita, and Tracy Vaillancourt</i></p> <p>21 Social Skills and Social Competence in Interactions With Peers 393<br /> <i>Antonius H. N. Cillessen and Amy D. Bellmore</i></p> <p>22 Emotions and Social Development in Childhood 413<br /> <i>Susanne Denham, Heather Warren, Maria von Salisch, Oana Benga, Jui-Chih Chin, and Elena Geangu</i></p> <p>23 Social Withdrawal and Shyness 434<br /> <i>Kenneth H. Rubin, Robert J. Coplan, Julie C. Bowker, and Melissa Menzer</i></p> <p><b>Part VII Play, Cooperation, Competition, Aggression, and Bullying 453</b></p> <p>24 Social Play 455<br /> <i>Thomas G. Power</i></p> <p>25 Cooperation and Competition 472<br /> <i>Barry H. Schneider, Joyce Benenson, Márta Fülöp, Mihaly Berkics, and Mónika Sándor</i></p> <p>26 Aggression in Children 491<br /> <i>Sarah M. Coyne, David A. Nelson, and Marion Underwood</i></p> <p>27 Bullying 510<br /> <i>Christina Salmivalli, Kätlin Peets, and Ernest V. E. Hodges</i></p> <p><b>Part VIII Cognition, Helping, and Moral Reasoning 529</b></p> <p>28 Social Cognition 531<br /> <i>Charlie Lewis and Jeremy Carpendale</i></p> <p>29 Prosocial Behavior 549<br /> <i>Joan E. Grusec, Paul Hastings, and Alisa Almas</i></p> <p>30 Children’s Social and Moral Reasoning 567<br /> <i>Charles C. Helwig and Elliot Turiel</i></p> <p>31 Children’s Understanding of Society 584<br /> <i>Martyn Barrett and Eithne Buchanan-Barrow</i></p> <p><b>Part IX Intervening in Social Development 603</b></p> <p>32 Intervening in Childhood Social Development 605<br /> <i>Mary Ellen Voegler-Lee and Janis B. Kupersmidt</i></p> <p>33 The Development of Social Competence in Children With Disabilities 627<br /> <i>Karen E. Diamond, Hsin-Hui Huang, and Elizabeth A. Steed</i></p> <p>34 Interventions for Development of Social Skills Among Children in Developing Countries 646<br /> <i>Suman Verma and Rajani Konantambigi</i></p> <p>Author Index 663</p> <p>Subject Index 687</p>