Social Development
- ISBN-10
- 1118425189
- ISBN-13
- 9781118425183
- Series
- Social Development
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 608
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01-21
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Authors
- Alison Clarke-Stewart, Ross D. Parke
Description
Social Development, 2nd Edition provides psychologists with a comprehensive, scholarly, engaging, and up-to-date treatment of theoretical insights and empirical findings in the field of social development. It conveys the excitement of recent advances along with the accumulated knowledge that forms the basis of the field. Psychologists will gain a better understanding of cultural variation, both among societies around the world and within our own society.
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Other editions
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- 2013-09-19
- 480 pages
- Paperback
- Guilford Publications
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