Child development is now well out of its infancy as an established subject of academic inquiry. It is fast becoming recognized, by psychologists, teachers, biologists and many others, as one of the most exciting and important areas of study.
This volume reflects the diversity of thinking and method that has characterized the subject in recent years. In time it moves from early work on maternal deprivation inspired by Bowlby, through Piaget's work on the child's intellectual development, to Bruner's assessment of child psychology in relation to child poverty. It deals in particular with the biological origins of infant behaviour, with the question of early experience, crucial issues of language acquisition, and with recent studies in social development. The collection will prove of enormous value to all those concerned with understanding the development of children.