**CROSS** pp/dp **KEYWORDS** adolescence*adolescents*affective*agents*antisocial*behavioral*childhood*children*cognitions*cognitive*cultural*developmental*education*emotional*emotions*families*family*gender*genetics*influences*lifespan*media*parenting*parents*peers*prosocial*psychology*relationships*research*schools*socialization*sociology **TITLE** Handbook of Socialization **SUBTITLE** Theory and Research **AUTHOR** Edited by Joan E. Grusec and Paul D. Hastings **INFO** 720 Pages Size: 7" x 10" Paperback: Publication Date: September 2008 ISBN 978-1-59385-977-0 Cat. #5977 List Price: $45.00 Hardcover: Publication Date: 2007 ISBN 978-1-59385-332-7 Cat. #5332 List Price: $85.00 **ETC** A Choice Outstanding Academic Title **EBOOK** **REVIEWS** "Remarkable....A comprehensive, contemporary, scholarly overview of the dynamic and complex ways in which environmental forces interact with biological factors to shape children's lives. Professionals and graduate students who seek a more profound understanding of the roles of parents, family, peers, institutions, and cultures will find it indispensable." -Carolyn Zahn-Waxler, PhD, Senior Scientist, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison "This landmark volume is the first attempt in more than three decades to compile definitive statements of the diverse theoretical and empirical approaches to socialization. Its appearance is very timely. The contributors are recognized leaders in the field who provide cutting-edge accounts of their topics, from intrapersonal biological processes to the impact of context." -W. Andrew Collins, PhD, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota "This wonderful handbook resonates well beyond its topic and should prove useful for psychologists, sociologists, and students with a variety of scholarly interests....Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals." -Choice "A magnificent resource and a thought-provoking, highly readable text for any course asking the question that attracts many to psychology: 'How do people come to act the way they do?'" -Jacqueline J. Goodnow, PhD, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Australia "The classic concept of socialization receives a state-of-the-art, innovative, and intellectually stimulating treatment in this extraordinary volume." -Grazyna Kochanska, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa "University libraries should acquire this handbook. Graduate courses on socialization or any of its associated topics should list chapters as required reading and the book as a whole as a resource for theoretical papers and future research." -APA PsycCRITIQUES **SUMMARY** Bringing together leading authorities, this handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge on socialization processes from earliest childhood through adolescence and beyond. Contributors present cutting-edge theories and findings pertaining to family, peer, school, community, media, and other influences on individual development. The important, growing areas of genetics and biology, cultural psychology, and affective science are given particular attention. Essential topics include the effects on children of different parenting strategies and family structures; factors that shape gender development, emotional competence, and achievement motivation; the role of relationships in the socialization process; and strategies for intervention with antisocial youth. **AUDIENCE** Researchers and students in developmental psychology; also of interest to clinical psychologists, social psychologists, educators, and sociologists. **CLASSROOM USE** May serve as a supplemental text in advanced undergraduate- or graduate-level courses addressing socialization processes, developmental psychopathology, and related topics. **TOC** Introduction, Joan E. Grusec and Paul D. Hastings I. Historical and Methodological Perspectives On Socialization 1. Historical Overview of Socialization Research and Theory, Eleanor E. Maccoby 2. Socialization and Interventions for Antisocial Youth, Timothy A. Cavell, Shelley Hymel, Kenya T. Malcolm, and Amy Seay II. Socialization Within Biological Frameworks 3. An Evolutionary Approach to Socialization, David A. Beaulieu and Daphne Blunt Bugental 4. Evidence from Behavioral Genetics for Environmental Contributions to Antisocial Conduct, Terrie E. Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi 5. The Influence of Early Socialization Experiences on the Development of Biological Systems, Rena Repetti, Shelley E. Taylor, and Darby Saxbe 6. Temperament, Parenting, and Socialization, John E. Bates and Gregory S. Pettit III. Socialization Across the Lifespan 7. Early Socialization: A Relationship Perspective, Deborah Laible and Ross A. Thompson 8. Socialization in Emerging Adulthood: From the Family to the Wider World, from Socialization to Self-Socialization, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett 9. Socialization in Old Age, Karen L. Fingerman and Lindsay Pitzer IV. Socialization Within the Family 10. Agency and Bidirectionality in Socialization: Interactions, Transactions, and Relational Dialectics, Leon Kuczynski and C. Melanie Parkin 11. Socialization in the Family: The Roles of Parents, Joan E. Grusec and Maayan Davidov 12. Siblings and Socialization, Judy Dunn 13. Socialization in the Context of Family Diversity, Charlotte J. Patterson and Paul D. Hastings V. Socialization Outside the Family 14. Peers and Socialization: Effects on Externalizing and Internalizing Problems, William M. Bukowski, Mara Brendgen, and Frank Vitaro 15. Socialization in School Settings, Kathryn R. Wentzel and Lisa Looney 16. Media and Youth Socialization: Underlying Processes and Moderators of Effects, Eric F. Dubow, L. Rowell Huesmann, and Dara Greenwood VI. Class and Cultural Perspectives On Socialization 17. Social Class and Socialization in Families, Rand D. Conger and Shannon J. Dogan 18. Do Roots and Wings Complement or Oppose One Another?: The Socialization of Relatedness and Autonomy in Cultural Context, Fred Rothbaum and Gisela Trommsdorff 19. Children's Development of Cultural Repertoires through Participation in Everyday Routines and Practices, Barbara Rogoff, Leslie Moore, Behnosh Najafi, Amy Dexter, Maricela Correa-Chávez, and Jocelyn Solís 20. Emotion Socialization from a Cultural Perspective, Pamela M. Cole and Patricia Z. Tan 21. Acculturation, John W. Berry VII. Targets of Socialization 22. The Socialization of Gender, Campbell Leaper and Carly Kay Friedman 23. The Socialization of Cognition, Mary Gauvain and Susan M. Perez 24. The Socialization of Emotional Competence, Susanne A. Denham, Hideko H. Bassett, and Todd Wyatt 25. The Socialization of Prosocial Development, Paul D. Hastings, William T. Utendale, and Caroline Sullivan 26. Families, Schools, and Developing Achievement-Related Motivations and Engagement, Jacquelynne S. Eccles **CONTRIB** Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, PhD, Department of Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts Hideko H. Bassett, MS, Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia John E. Bates, PhD, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana David A. Beaulieu, PhD cand., Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California John W. Berry, PhD, Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Mara Brendgen, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Daphne Blunt Bugental, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California William M. Bukowski, PhD, Centre for Research in Human Development, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Avshalom Caspi, PhD, Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, United Kingdom; Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Timothy A. Cavell, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas Pamela M. Cole, PhD, Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania Rand D. Conger, PhD, Family Research Group, Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis, Davis, California Maricela Correa-Chávez, PhD, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Maayan Davidov, PhD, Center for the Study of Child Development, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel Susanne A. Denham, PhD, Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia Amy Dexter, MS, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California Shannon J. Dogan, MS, Family Research Group, Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis, Davis, California Eric F. Dubow, PhD, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio Judy Dunn, PhD, FBA, Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, United Kingdom Jacquelynne S. Eccles, PhD, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Karen L. Fingerman, PhD, Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Carly Kay Friedman, MS, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California Mary Gauvain, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California Dara Greenwood, PhD, Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Joan E. Grusec, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Paul D. Hastings, PhD, Centre for Research in Human Development, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada L. Rowell Huesmann, PhD, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Shelley Hymel, PhD, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Leon Kuczynski, PhD, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Deborah Laible, PhD, Department of Psychology, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Campbell Leaper, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California Lisa Looney, PhD, Department of Psychology, California State University, San Bernardino, California Eleanor E. Maccoby, PhD, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California Kenya T. Malcolm, MS, Department of Psychology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas Terrie E. Moffitt, PhD, Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, United Kingdom; Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Leslie Moore, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California Behnosh Najafi, MA, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California C. Melanie Parkin, MSc, Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Charlotte J. Patterson, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Susan M. Perez, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Gregory S. Pettit, PhD, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama Lindsay Pitzer, BA, Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Rena Repetti, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Barbara Rogoff, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California Fred Rothbaum, PhD, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts Darby Saxbe, MA, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Amy Seay, MS, Department of Psychology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas Jocelyn Solís, PhD, (deceased), Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California Caroline Sullivan, MA, Centre for Research in Human Development, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Patricia Z. Tan, BS, Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania Shelley E. Taylor, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Ross A. Thompson, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California Gisela Trommsdorff, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany William T. Utendale, MA, Centre for Research in Human Development, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Frank Vitaro, PhD, Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment, School of Psychoeducation, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Kathryn R. Wentzel, PhD, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland Todd Wyatt, BA, Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia **ABOUTES** Joan E. Grusec, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. Her research interests focus on the impact of parenting on children's socialization as well as determinants of parenting practices. She is the author or editor of several books, including Parenting and Children's Internalization of Values: A Handbook of Contemporary Theory (coedited with Leon Kuczynski). She is a former Associate Editor of Developmental Psychology. Paul D. Hastings, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology in the Centre for Research in Human Development at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. He completed his graduate studies at the University of Toronto and postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Waterloo and the National Institute of Mental Health. His research interests are focused on the joint contributions of socialization influences and physiological regulation to trajectories of adaptive and maladaptive development.