Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 7: Social Relations, Self-awareness and Identity

293 Pages·2022·6.671 MB·English

by  Stephen von Tetzchner

Typical and Atypical Child and
Adolescent Development 7
Social Relations, Self-awareness and Identity
This concise guide offers an accessible introduction to social
development, social relations, identity development and self-awareness
from childhood to adolescence. It integrates insights from both typical
and atypical development to reveal the fundamental aspects of human
growth and development, and common developmental disorders.
The topic books in this series draw on international research in the
feld and are informed by biological, social and cultural perspectives,
offering explanations of developmental phenomena with a focus on
how children and adolescents at different ages actually think, feel
and act. In this volume, Stephen von Tetzchner explains key topics
including: attachment; sibling and peer relations; self and identity;
gender development; play; media and understanding of society; and
the transition toward adulthood.
Together with a companion website that offers topic-based
quizzes, lecturer PowerPoint slides and sample essay questions,
Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 7: Social Relations,
Self-awareness and Identity is an essential text for all students of
developmental psychology, as well as those working in the felds of
child development, developmental disabilities and special education.
Stephen von Tetzchner is Professor of Developmental Psychology
at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway.
The content of this topic book is taken
from Stephen von Tetzchner’s core text-
book Child and Adolescent Psychology:
Typical and Atypical Development. The
comprehensive volume offers a com-
plete overview of child and adolescent
development – for more information visit
www.routledge.com/9781138823396
Topics from Child and Adolescent Psychology Series
Stephen von Tetzchner
The Topics from Child and Adolescent Psychology Series
offers concise guides on key aspects of child and adolescent devel-
opment. They are formed from selected chapters from Stephen von
Tetzchner’s comprehensive textbook Child and Adolescent Psychology:
Typical and Atypical Development and are intended to be accessible
introductions for students of relevant modules on developmental psy-
chology courses, as well as for professionals working in the fields of
child development, developmental disabilities and special education.
The topic books explain the key aspects of human development by
integrating insights from typical and atypical development to cement
understanding of the processes involved and the work with children
who have developmental disorders. They examine sensory, physical
and cognitive disabilities and the main emotional and behavioral dis-
orders of childhood and adolescence, as well as the developmental
consequences of these disabilities and disorders.
Topics books in the series
Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 1
Theory and Methodology
Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 2
Genes, Fetal Development and Early Neurological Development
Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 3
Perceptual and Motor Development
Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 4
Cognition, Intelligence and Learning
Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 5
Communication and Language Development
Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 6
Emotions, Temperament, Personality, Moral, Prosocial and
Antisocial Development
Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 7
Social Relations, Self-awareness and Identity
For more information on individual topic books visit www.routledge.
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Typical and Atypical
Child and Adolescent
Development 7
Social Relations, Self-awareness
and Identity
Stephen von Tetzchner
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Contents
Introduction xi
PART I
Attachment 1
1 Early Social Relations 3
2 Theoretical Perspectives on Attachment 4
3 The Development of Attachment 11
4 Individual Differences in Attachment 16
5 Continuity of Attachment 26
6 Cultural Differences 28
7 Attachment and Later Functioning 30
8 Attachment-Related Disorders 33
9 Attachment Theory and Social Work in Practice 37
Summary of Part I 38
Core Issues 40
Suggestions for Further Reading 41
PART II
Sibling and Peer Relations 43
10 A Growing Social Network 45
viii Contents
11 Sibling Relationships 47
12 Peer Relations 53
13 The Development of Friendship 57
14 Enemies 64
15 Popular and Rejected Children 66
16 Adolescent Groups 74
17 Peer Relations and Later Disorders 76
Summary of Part II 78
Core Issues 81
Suggestions for Further Reading 81
PART III
Self and Identity 83
18 Finding a Place in the World 85
19 The Beginnings of Self-perception 86
20 Theories of Self-development 90
21 Further Development of Self-perception 98
22 Self-perception in Atypical Development 109
23 Self-perception and Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 111
24 Identity Formation 114
Summary of Part III 120
Core Issues 123
Suggestions for Further Reading 123
PART IV
Gender Development 125
25 Gender in Society 127
Contents ix
26 The Development of Gender Understanding 128
27 Sex-typing 134
28 Atypical Development 143
29 Theoretical Perspectives on Gender-Typical Behavior 146
Summary of Part IV 151
Core Issues 153
Suggestions for Further Reading 153
PART V
Play 155
30 Participation in Play 157
31 Forms of Play 158
32 Solitary, Parallel and Group Play 161
33 The Development of Play 163
34 The Functions of Play 167
35 Play in Different Contexts 170
36 Play among Children with Atypical Development 172
Summary of Part V 175
Core Issues 176
Suggestions for Further Reading 176
PART VI
Media and Understanding of Society 177
37 Becoming Part of a Larger Society 179
38 Children and Adolescents in a Media Society 180
39 Societal Knowledge 193
Summary of Part VI 199