Social Development

by: Ross D. Parke, Alison clarke-Stewart

1. theories, themes, and tools for discovery
2. early tasks of social development
3. contexts of social development
4. processes and products of social development
5. policy and prospect 

• the field of social development includes descriptions of social behaviors, individual differences in social behavior, and changes in social behavior with age as well as explanation for these changes and differences
•  the scientific of social development began with Darwin's work in the 1800s.
• social development can be approached from a variety of perspectives and it is often helpful to draw in several theories to explain children's development.