2016-2017
Childhood Social Development
Code: IS 062
Category: Psychology
Level: 5
Credits: 15
Teaching Pattern
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Seminar
2 x 3hrs
3 x 3hrs
3 x 3hrs
3 x 3hrs
Field Trips
1 x 5hrs
Tutorial
1 x 20mins
*in addition to the above formal teaching sessions you will be expected to do approximately 114 hours of
independent study over the 4 weeks.
*Additional Field Trip fee of £45.00
Outline
We are all born into a social world to which we must adapt. Social development is the changing
nature of relationships with others over the course of life. This module emphasises concepts of social
development and examines social relationships throughout infancy, childhood, and adolescence
using an evolutionary perspective. The personal and social development of children now forms an
essential part of the education curriculum; you will explore issues related to education and social
development. These will include social behaviour and emotional intelligence.
This module will introduce students to childhood social development with a focus on childhood, play
and socialisation. The particular emphasis is on conceptions of social development, and an
examination of social relationships throughout infancy, childhood, and adolescence. An evolutionary
perspective on childhood social development will also be examined.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to:
Present ideas and arguments on the module material in a group setting; engage students
in a critical discussion. Competence in presentation skills
Engage in debate in a group setting; overall organisational skills.
Discuss a specified topic within the module material in a clear and concise manner.
Competence in writing skills and analytical skills
Provide a sustained critical investigation of a range of written material
Contacts
Julie Coultas
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E-mail: [email protected]
Phone :
Indicative Reading List
Core Reading
Durkin, K. (1995) Developmental Social Psychology: From infancy to old age Oxford Blackwell
Gleitman, H. (2004) Psychology (Chapter 15 Social Development) New York Norton
Schaffer, H. R. (1996) Social Development Oxford Blackwell
Smith, P. K., Cowie, H. & Blades, M. (2003) Understanding Children’s Development Oxford Blackwell
Barkow, J. H., Cosmides, L. & Tooby, J. (1995) The adapted mind : evolutionary psychology and the
generation of culture Oxford Oxford University Press
Additional Reading
Bruner, J. S. & Haste, H. (1987) Making Sense: The child’s construction of the world. London Methuen
Ciarrochi, J. Forgas, J. P. & Mayer, J. D. (2001) Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life A scientific inquiry
USA Taylor Francis
Cohen, D. (2006) The development of play London Routledge 3rd Edition (if not available earlier editions
are in the library)
Donaldson, M. (1978) Children’s Minds Glasgow Fontana Press
Dunn, J. (1988) The beginnings of social understanding Oxford Blackwell
Dunn, J. (2004) Children's friendships: The beginnings of intimacy Oxford Blackwell
*Durkin, K. (1996) Developmental Social Psychology: From infancy to old age Oxford Blackwell HC 3000
DUR 22 copies
Eagly, A., Beall, A. E. & Sternberg, R. J. (2004) The psychology of gender
New York Guildford Press
Eisenberg, N. (1995) Review of Personality and Social Development V. 15 Social Development Thousand
Oaks Sage HC 1400 REV 4 copies
Erwin, P. (1993) Friendship and peer relations in children Chichester Wiley
Garvey, C. (1991) Play London Fontana QZ 1654 GAR 3 copies
Gardner, H. (1993) Multiple Intelligences: the theory in practice
New York Basic Books LD 1500 GAR 3 copies
Gilligan, C. (1982) In a different voice: psychological theory and women’s development. Cambridge MA
Harvard University Press
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*Gleitman, H. (6th ed. 2003) Psychology (Chapter 15 Social Development) New York Norton QZ 130 GLE
10 copies
Goleman, D. (1996) Emotional Intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ London Bloomsbury QZ 720
GOL 3 copies
Golombok, S., & Fivush, R. (1994) Gender development. Cambridge Cambridge University Press
Kohlberg, K. (1984) The psychology of moral development. San Francisco Harper and Row
Kupersmidt, J. B. & Dodge, K. A. (2004) Children's Peer Relations: From development to intervention
Washington, DC American Psychological Association
Piaget, J. (1932) The moral judgement of the child. London Routledge & Kegan Paul
*Schaffer, H. R. (1996) Social DevelopDevelopment Oxford Blackwell
HC 1210 SCH 10 copies
*Smith, P. K., Cowie, H. & Blades, M. (4th ed 2003) Understanding Children’s Development Oxford
Blackwell QZ 1510 SMI 21 copies
Smith, P. K. & Hart, C. H. (2006) Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development Oxford Blackwell
Publishing
Wood, D. (1998) How children think and learn: the social contexts of cognitive development Oxford
Blackwell QZ 1620 WOO 5 copies
Woodhead, M., Faulkner, D. & Littleton, K. (1999) Making Sense of Social Development London Routledge
HC 1210 MAK 1 copy
Woodhead, M., Carr, R. & Light, P. (1991) Becoming a person London Routledge
Workman. L. & Reader, W. (2004) Evolutionary Psychology: An introduction Cambridge Cambridge
University Press
* Main texts
University Library
The Library,
University of Sussex,
Brighton
BN1 9QL
Phone: 01273 678163
[email protected]
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