Originally published by Plenum Press, New York in 1984. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1984.;Based on papers presented at a conference sponsored by Educational Testing Service in Princeton.
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1 Social Influences on Development: An Overview --;2 Is There Social Life beyond the Dyad? A Social-Psychological View of Social Connections in Infancy --;3 The Social Ecology of Childhood: A Cross-Cultural View --;4 Changing Characteristics of the U.S. Family: Implications for Family Networks, Relationships, and Child Development --;5 Implications of Monogamy for Infant Social Development in Mammals --;6 Biological Contributions to the Maternal Behavior of the Great Apes --;7 The Social Network of the Young Child: A Developmental Perspective --;8 Grandparents as Support and Socialization Agents --;9 Infants, Mothers, Families, and Strangers --;10 How Parents Influence Their Children's Friendships --;11 The Determinants of Parental Competence: Toward a Contextual Theory --;12 A Transactional View of Stress in Families of Handicapped Children --;13 Residential Environments and the Social Behavior of Handicapped Individuals --;Author Index.
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It is hoped that this series-which will bring together research on infant biology, developing infant capacities, animal models, the impact of social, cultural, and familial forces on development, and the distorted products of such forces under certain circumstances-will serve these important social and scientific needs.