Boundary Areas in Social and Developmental Psychology

Boundary Areas in Social and Developmental Psychology is based largely on the proceedings of a conference at Vanderbilt University in June 1981. One of the goals is to highlight some examples of research that illustrate facets of the important boundary area between social and developmental psychology. The book opens with a chapter that deals with the broad issues of boundary areas in psychology, ending with specific consideration of the boundary between social and developmental psychology. This is followed by separate chapters that consider general propositions regarding the importance of integrating concepts and methods from social and developmental psychology in the study of social relationships; show how integrating social and developmental considerations can assist in the understanding of relationships between parents and children; and apply developmental and social concepts to identify and study some of the aspects of the marital relationship that may lead to its dissolution. Subsequent chapters deal with boundary area issues focusing primarily on children's social behavior. These include the complexity of social processes inherent in children's peer relationships and the role of social exchange processes in social relationships from infancy to adulthood.

ContributorsPreface1 Boundary Areas in Psychology Introduction Factors Influencing the Development of Boundary Areas in Psychology Prescriptions and Proscriptions: Problems Inherent in Boundary Area Research A Case in Point: The Boundary Area between Social and Developmental Psychology References2 Some Observations on the Study of Personal Relationships Editors' Introduction Introduction Multiple Facets of Relationships Multiple Perspectives The Development of Relationships The Relational Unit Conclusion References3 Microsocial Process: A View from the Boundary Editors' Introduction Introduction Outline of a Model Microsocial Variables Implications References4 Why Marriages Fail: Affective and Physiological Patterns in Marital Interaction Editors' Introduction Introduction The Measurement of Marital Satisfaction History of Research on Marital Satisfaction The Search for Pattern The Evidence on Patterning The Understanding of Pattern Summary References5 Social Support Processes Editors' Introduction Introduction Adult-Child Relationships: Nurturance Adult-Adult Relationships: Social Support Social Support Processes Developmental Aspects of Social Support Processes Summary References6 Children s Peer Relationships: An Examination of Social Processes Editors' Introduction Introduction A Conceptual Approach to Children's Peer Relationships A Study of Children Becoming Acquainted Discussion References7 A Developmental Approach to Social Exchange Processes Editors' Introduction Introduction Identifying Complementary Theoretical Approaches Three Theoretical Accounts of the Development of Exchange Processes Empirical Data Relevant to the Development of Exchange Processes Summary and Conclusions References8 The Influence of Group Discussions on Children's Moral Decisions Editors' Introduction Introduction Measurement of Peer Influence: Three Research Traditions Group Discussion and Developmental Theory: An Example Social Influence in Adult Groups: The Choice Shift Choice Shifts and Children's Moral Decisions Conclusions References9 Inferences about the Actions of Others: Developmental and Individual Differences in Using Social Knowledge Editors' Introduction Introduction Inferences about Television Characters Knowledge and Inferences Knowledge and Its Use Assessing Knowledge Concluding Remarks References10 A Distinction between Two Types of Relationships and Its Implications for Development Editors' Introduction Introduction A Distinction between Two Types of Relationships Determinants of a Desire for a Communal or an Exchange Relationship Evidence Supporting a Distinction between Communal and Exchange Relationships Implications of the Communal-Exchange Distinction for Development Individual Differences That Might Be Correlated with Understanding Relationship Norms Implications of the Communal-Exchange Distinction for Interpreting Previous Developmental Work Summary References11 Self-Evaluation Maintenance Processes: Implications for Relationships and for Development Editors' Introduction Introduction The Self-Evaluation Maintenance (SEM) Model and Its Operation Psychological Development and the SEM Model Summary ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index

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