Social Cognition in Middle Childhood and Adolescence (eBook)

Sandra Bosacki is Professor in the Department of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Education, at Brock University, Canada, where she teaches graduate courses in applied developmental psychology. Her teaching and research interests include socio-cognitive, emotional, moral, and spiritual development within diverse cultural and educational contexts. She is Assistant Editor of the Journal of Adolescence, and the author of numerous journal articles and books, including Culture of Ambiguity (2012), Children's Emotional Lives (2008), and The Culture of Classroom Silence (2005).

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

Part I Foundations 13

1 Social Cognitive Abilities and School Experiences of Young People: Theory and Evidence 15

2 Developmental Social Cognition and Research Methodologies 34

Part II Social Cognitive Educational and Developmental Research: Self 55

3 The Cognitive Self: Language and Executive Functions 57

4 The Emotional Self: Self?]Development and Emotional Regulation 82

5 The Moral Self: Morality, Spirituality, and Self?]Development 109

Part III Social Cognitive Educational and Developmental Research: Social 133

6 Peer Relationships 135

7 Family Relationships 157

8 Gender and Culture 188

Part IV Ecologies of Social Cognitive Development 223

9 Digital Worlds and Social Media 225

10 Social Cognition and Behavioral and Emotional Challenges 248

Part V Future Questions and Implications for Practice: Helping Young People to Move Forward 277

11 Developmental Social Cognitive Pedagogy 279

12 Beyond Social Cognition 307

Conclusion: Closing Thoughts and New Questions 324

Index 328