Böcker i Cambridge Studies in Social and Emotional Development-serien

This volume was the first compilation to introduce the dynamic systems approach to self-organization. Pattern and coherence emerge in natural systems through a process called self-organization. The study of self-organization systems has had a major impact on the natural sciences in the last 20 years.

In this book the authors review and summarize scholarly research that has been devoted to the development of prosocial behaviour in children, and examine the variety of influences that contribute to children's prosocial development, including the media, parents, peers, biology and culture.

Emotional Development presents the early phases of emotional life from a developmental perspective. It reveals the timing, function and common core processes underlying the emergence of specific emotions. It also discusses our capacity for and individual styles of emotional regulation.

Numerous volumes exist on adult romantic relationships and on adolescent sexuality, but this 2000 book was the first volume to examine adolescent romantic relationships. Papers in this volume cover the full range of aspects of romantic relationships, and examine general processes and individual differences within the general context of adolescent development.