1  Cover

      2  Series Page

      3  Title Page

      4  Copyright Page

      5  About the Editors

      6  List of Contributors

      7  Introduction

      8  PART I: Historical Overview CHAPTER ONE: Conceptual and Empirical Precursors of Contemporary Social Development Research Foundations of the Modern Era Dominant Research Aims and Foci Major Transformations in Social Development Research Summary and Additional Considerations References

      9  PART II: Disciplinary Perspectives CHAPTER TWO: Behavioral Genetics The Role of Genetic Factors in Social Development The Role of Environments Factors in Social Development The Role of Gene–environment Interplay in Social Development Possible Implications of Behavioral Genetic Research References CHAPTER THREE: The Brain and Social Development in Childhood Brain Development by the Numbers The Developing Brain and Neuroimaging Social Brain Networks Determined from Lesion Analysis Studies Quantitative Neuroimaging, Network Neuroscience, and Social Brain Development Identifying Social Brain Networks and their Role in Social Functioning Adverse Effects, Injury, and Development of the Social Brain Conclusions References CHAPTER FOUR: Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Development Darwin’s Disciples–G. Stanley Hall, John Bowlby, and Mary Ainsworth Building on Bowlby–The Development of Evolutionary Psychology Jay Belsky–Integrating Life History Theory into Developmental Psychology Del Giudice and “Switch Point” Transitions in Development Do Parents Matter? Judith Rich Harris and the Nurture Assumption The Development of Social Cognition: Michael Tomasello and the Importance of Social Cognition Where Are We Now? David Geary and David Bjorklund Formulating Evolutionary Developmental Psychology in the 21st Century Present Concerns and Future Developments: Cultural Editing References CHAPTER FIVE: Historical Developmental Psychology: Changing Conceptions of Child Development Enlightenment Rousseau’s Émile The Émile and Community Schooling Progress in Enlightenment and Romanticism Child Development in Enlightenment and Romanticism Infantilization according to Ariès The Disappearance of Childhood New Possibilities? Acknowledgement References CHAPTER SIX: A Sociological Perspective on Social Development Child Socialization through Social Change The Politicization of Parenting and Child Socialization Intensive Parenting and the Making of the “Responsible” Parent School and Parent Partnerships: Vehicles for Socialization? Public Space, Play, and Child Socialization Inequality, Social Class, and Child Socialization Inequality and Child Well‐being Final Thoughts References CHAPTER SEVEN: Anthropological Perspectives on Social Development Anthropology, Child Development, and Cross‐Cultural Studies of Childrearing The New Social Studies of Childhood and “Child‐Centered” Anthropology Anthropology and Social Development in the 21st