Conflict in Child and Adolescent Development

This book focuses on the role of conflict in psychological and social development.

Carolyn Uhlinger Shantz (Edited by), Willard W. Hartup (Edited by)

9780521483773, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 24 February 1995

464 pages, 1 b/w illus.
23 x 15.3 x 2.6 cm, 0.62 kg

"The editors of this book have created a scholarly, yet eminently readable work that provides a comprehensive and comprehensible coverage of the current knowledge on conflict and development. This is not an ordinary 'review of literature' approach; the contributors of this volume have illuminated what is currently known about conflict and development by delineating what is especially important to learn in the future....Academicians and researchers as well as clinicians should benefit from this material whether it is used as a graduate level text or to provide researchers with hypotheses for studying the role of conflict in human development." Phyllis A. Heath, Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography

Although conflict in human affairs has fascinated theorists and researchers for centuries, this book, was the first to focus on the role of conflict in psychological and social development: the hows, whens, wheres, and whys of conflict in everyday life. Conflict is not always a negative, destructive event; research shows that it has many positive effects in the development of individuals and their interpersonal relationships. A major theme of Conflict in Child and Adolescent Development is how the management of conflict can enhance the psychological growth of individuals and strengthen relationships among people. Leading scholars present findings based on empirical research from psychology, anthropology, sociology, sociolinguistics, and family relations to provide an intriguing picture of what is known about conflict and to preview future research.

Preface
List of contributors
Conflict and development: an introduction Carolyn U. Shantz and Willard W. Hartup
Part I. Conflict and the Processes of Development: 1. Theoretical perspectives on conflict and development Jaan Valsiner and Robert B. Cairns
2. The education of reason: cognitive conflict and its role in intellectual development Michael Chapman and Michelle L. McBride
3. Conflict and the development of social understanding Judy Dunn and Cheryl Slomkowski
4. Conflict talk: approaches to adversative discourse Catherine Garvey and Carolyn U. Shantz
5. Conflict and emotions in marital, sibling, and peer relationships Lynn Fainsilber Katz, Laurie Kramer and John M. Gottman
Part II. Conflict and Interpersonal Relationships: 6. The social structure of early conflict: interaction, relationships, and alliances Hildy S. Ross and Cheryl L. Conant
7. Conflict and friendship relations Willard W. Hartup
8. Conflict and relationships during adolescence W. Andrew Collins and Brett Laursen
9. Conflicts between siblings Deborah Lowe Vandell and Mark Dixon Bailey
10. Family conflicts and their developmental implications: a conceptual analysis of meanings for the structure of relationships Robert E. Emery
Part III. Conflict and Developmental Adaptations: 11. Conflict and the development of antisocial behavior David G. Perry, Louise C. Perry and Elizabeth Kennedy
12. Conflict management and social competence Martha Putallaz and Blair H. Sheppard
13. Conflict and group relations Frances E. Aboud
14. Conflict and child maltreatment Patricia Minuchin
15. Intervention programs for the management of conflict Wyndol Furman and Elizabeth L. McQuaid
Author index
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Child & developmental psychology [JMC]