Course 1265: Social Development in Infants and Children

I. Introduction-(Valsinger – Introduction and Part One; Fogel – Part I)

  • Children in context: The Life Space
  • Systems of influence: Biology and communication
  • Piaget

II. Self-Other- (Valsinger – Part Two; Fogel – Part II except Chapter 11)

  • Socialization and identity
  • Regulation and relationships
  • Mead

III. Early Life (Valsinger – Part -Three)

  • Reciprocal socialization
  • Competent infant
  • Bonding and attachment
  • Caretaking and object relations
  • Family culture, ideology, and idiom
  • Vygotsky

IV. Childhood (Valsinger – Part – Four)

  • Parenting and family relations
  • The widening world of the child
  • Peers and play
  • Friendship and cooperation
  • Sullivan

V. Adolescence and Adulthood (Valsinger Part – Five)

  • Identity
  • Enculturation: schooling and education
  • Love, lust, and the politics of life
  • Generativity
  • Erikson

VI. Conclusion and Consolidation (Valsinger – Epilogue; Fogel Chapter 11)