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Description of  Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 7 Social Relations, Self-awareness and Identity (Topics from Child and Adolescent Psychology)

This concise guide offers an accessible introduction to social development, social relations, identity development and self-awareness from childhood to adolescence. It integrates insights from both typical and atypical development to reveal the fundamental aspects of human growth and development, and common developmental disorders. The topic books in this series draw on international research in the field and are informed by biological, social and cultural perspectives, offering explanations of developmental phenomena with a focus on how children and adolescents at different ages actually think, feel and act. In this volume, Stephen von Tetzchner explains key topics including: attachment sibling and peer relations self and identity gender development play media and understanding of society and the transition toward adulthood. Read more