Sociological Studies of Child Development

This is the fifth volume in a series which endeavours to organize, centralize and present current ideas and research in the field of child development, viewed with a sociological perspective. It contains three main sections: early childhood care; children's peer groups; and, family influence. Papers examine early childhood care; non—parental child care environments; differences in preschool cognitive skills by type of care; quality of centre care and cognitive outcomes: differences by famil...