Social Influences and Socialization in Infancy

How are we to understand the complex forces that shape human behav­ ior? A variety of diverse perspectives, drawing on studies of human behavioral ontogeny, as well as humanity's evolutionary heritage, seem to provide the best likelihood of success. It is in an attempt to synthesize such potent...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Feinman, S. (Editor), Lewis, Michael (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1991, 1991
Edition:1st ed. 1991
Series:Genesis of Behavior
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Influence Lost, Influence Regained
  • I. Sources of Influence
  • 2 Family and Friends in Primate Development
  • 3 A Home Is Not a School: The Effects of Environments on Development
  • 4 The Family Environment: The Combined Influence of Family Behavior, Goals, Strategies, Resources, and Individual Experiences
  • 5 Sibling Influences
  • 6 Self-Knowledge and Social Influence
  • II. Processes of Influence
  • 7 Social Influence on Child and Parent via Stimulation and Operant-Learning Mechanisms
  • 8 The Mutuality of Parental Control in Early Childhood
  • 9 Attachment and Socialization: The Positive Side of Social Influence
  • 10 The Social Context of Infant Imitation
  • 11 The Joint Socialization of Development by Young Children and Adults
  • 12 Bringing Babies Back into the Social World
  • Author Index