Children's Social Competence in Context: The Contributions of Family, School and Culture

Originally published in 1993, Children’s Social Competence in Context provides a comprehensive and critical overview of current knowledge about family, school and cultural influences on children’s relations with others and the emergence of social competence at the time. Ongoing research in these areas is considered in the light of recent advances in the field of child development, especially the enhanced appreciation of the ways these context factors operate in conjunction with characterist...