Conflict in Child and Adolescent Development

Abstract

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.