Social Development, EMEA Edition van Ross D. Parke, Glenn I. Roisman and Amanda J. Rose is an English-language textbook on social development processes. This reference work is aimed at students in higher education and covers the various factors that influence behavior, interaction, and self-image in children.
The book provides an in-depth analysis of biological, cognitive, and perceptual aspects of social development and highlights the importance of cultural and societal contexts. Each chapter includes pedagogical elements, such as cases with counterintuitive examples, extreme situations illustrated through historical developments, and profiles of leading experts in the field. This way, theory is connected to practice and current research methods.
Social Development, EMEA Edition thematically aligns with fields such as developmental psychology, lifespan psychology, and psychology focused on social development. It is a relevant and up-to-date textbook for programs where insight into social behavioral development is central.