Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development

I have previously reviewed the first volume in this excellent series – the Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development, and much of what I said then can be applied to this volume as well. Although philosophers and educators have always been aware of the development of social relationships in childhood it is quite reasonable for the historical survey to start in the 1890s – it really is true that the systematic scientific study of the subject is barely a century old. A total of 74 contributors had a part in this volume. Although the editors boast that their field is...