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Action in Social Context

Perspectives on Early Development

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Jeffrey J. Lockman

    1. Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA

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  2. Nancy L. Hazen

    1. Department of Home Economics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA

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Part of the book series: Perspectives in Developmental Psychology (PDPS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Skill and Context

    1. Skill and Context

      • Nancy L. Hazen, Jeffrey J. Lockman
      Pages 1-16

  3. Continuity and Change in Infant Motor Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-21
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    2. Toward an Action-Based Theory of Infant Development

      • Esther Thelen, Alan Fogel
      Pages 23-63

    3. Self-Regulation and Motor Development in Preterm Infants

      • Heidelise Als
      Pages 65-97

  4. Establishing Action—Environment Correspondences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-102
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    2. Contextual Influences on Imitative Interactions between Mothers and Infants

      • Ina ÄŒ. Užgiris, Janette B. Benson, Jan C. Kruper, Marie E. Vasek
      Pages 103-127

    3. Object Manipulation in Infancy

      • Jeffrey J. Lockman, James P. McHale
      Pages 129-167

  5. Exploration and Play in Social Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-172
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    2. Infant Play at One Year

      • Joan Vondra, Jay Belsky
      Pages 173-206

    3. Individual Differences in Environmental Exploration and Cognitive Mapping Skills

      • Nancy L. Hazen
      Pages 207-237

    4. Pretense

      • Inge Bretherton, Marjorie Beeghly
      Pages 239-271

  6. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 273-273
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    2. The Big Picture for Infant Development

      • Kurt W. Fischer, Anne E. Hogan
      Pages 275-305

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 307-310
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About this book

This is a book about the development of action and skill in the first years of life. But it differs in an important way from most past treatments of the subject. The present volume explores how the development of ac­ tion is related to the contexts, especially the social ones, in which actions function. In past work, little attention has focused on this relationship. The prevailing view has been that infants develop skills on their own, independent of contributions from other individuals or the surrounding culture. The present volume is a challenge to that view. It is based on the premise that many early skills are embedded in interpersonal activities or are influenced by the activities of other individuals. It assumes further that by examining how skills function in interpersonal contexts, insights will be gained into their acquisition and structuring. In effect, this vol­ ume suggests that the development of cognitive, perceptual, and motor skills needs to be reexamined in relation to the goals and contexts that are inherently associated with these skills. The contributors to the vol­ ume have all adopted this general perspective. They seek to understand the development of early action by considering the functioning of action in context. Our motivation for addressing these issues stemmed in part from a growing sense of dissatisfaction as we surveyed the literature on skill development in early childhood.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA

    Jeffrey J. Lockman

  • Department of Home Economics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA

    Nancy L. Hazen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Action in Social Context

  • Book Subtitle: Perspectives on Early Development

  • Editors: Jeffrey J. Lockman, Nancy L. Hazen

  • Series Title: Perspectives in Developmental Psychology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9000-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43139-5Published: 31 May 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-9002-3Published: 23 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-9000-9Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 310

  • Topics: Cognitive Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology

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