The Development of the Social Self

Abstract

Introduction. M.Bennett, F. Sani, Children and Social Identity. Basic Issues. D.N.Ruble, J.Alvarez, M.Bachman, J.Cameron, A.Fuligni, C.G.Coll, E.Rhee, The Development of a Sense of 'We': The Emergence and Implications of Children's Collective Identity. F.Sani, M.Bennett, Developmental Aspects of Social Identity. Identities. K.K.Powlishta, Gender as a Social Category: Intergroup Processes and Gender-Role Development. B.David, D.Grace, M.K.Ryan, The Gender Wars: A Self-categorization Perspective on the Development of Gender Identity. M.Barrett, E.Lyons, A.del Valle, The Development of National Identity and Social Identity Processes: Do Social Identity Theory and Self-categorization Theory Provide Useful Heuristic Frameworks for Developmental Research? M.Verkuyten, Ethnic Minority Identity and Social Context. Applications. D.Nesdale, Social Identity Processes and Children's Ethnic Prejudice. A.Rutland, The Development and Self-regulation of Intergroup Attitudes in Children. B.S.Banker, S.L.Gaertner, J.F.Dovidio, M.Houlette, K.M.Johnson, B.M.Riek, Reducing Stepfamily Conflict: The Importance of Inclusive Social Identity. Epilogue. D.Abrams, The Development of Social Identity: What Develops? K.Durkin, Towards a Developmental Social Psychology of the Social Self.