Child, Family, School, Community

Roberta Berns was a professor emerita at the University of California, Irvine, as well as Saddleback College, where she founded and chaired the Human Development Department. Berns was also a student of renowned developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner at Cornell University. She lived in California with her husband, a professor of bioengineering. They have two children--an English professor and a professor of neuroscience--and two grandchildren. Roberta Berns was a professor emerita at the University of California, Irvine, as well as Saddleback College, where she founded and chaired the Human Development Department. Berns was also a student of renowned developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner at Cornell University. She lived in California with her husband, a professor of bioengineering. They have two children--an English professor and a professor of neuroscience--and two grandchildren.

Part I: HOW DO ECOLOGY AND SOCIALIZATION IMPACT CHILD DEVELOPMENT?
1. Ecology of the Child.
2. Ecology of Socialization.
Part II: WHERE AND HOW DOES SOCIALIZATION TAKE PLACE?
3. Ecology of the Family.
4. Ecology of Parenting.
5. Ecology of Nonparental Child Care.
6. Ecology of the School.
7. Ecology of Teaching.
8. Ecology of the Peer Group.
9. Ecology of the Mass Media.
10. Ecology of the Community.
Part III: WHAT ARE THE DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES OF SOCIALIZATION PROCESSES?
11. Emotional and Cognitive Socialization Outcomes.
12. Social and Behavioral Socialization Outcomes.
Glossary.
References.
Index.