Contemporary Constructions of the Child: Essays in Honor of William Kessen

Bys: F. Kessel, Borenstein, A. J. Sameroff

Book Overview

This volume contains critical state-of-the-art essays on significant aspects of children's development and developmental inquiry. Among the topics examined: infant perception, action and social cognition; concept development and language; children's play; parent education; children with autism and Tourette's Syndrome; pediatrics and child development; and science, practice, and gender roles in early child psychology. A distinctive unifying theme arises from the contributors' discussions of substantive ideas in the context of their own impressive intellectual biographies. While providing a collective case-study in the recent history of ideas, the contributors honor the intellectual and personal influence of William Kessen.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805806075
• ISBN13: 9780805806076
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"