Table of Contents
Introduction: Children's Social Development Within Culturally Structured Environments
PARENTAL THINKING AND ACTION: MEDIATORS OF CULTURE IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Parents' Conceptualizaton of Children as the Organizer of Culturally Structured Environments
Child Rearing and the Dialectics of Parental Intelligence
Parents' Protection of Children From Dangers
ADULT-CHILD INTERACTION WITHIN ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS
Social Interaction in Early Childhood and its Developmental Effects
Getting to Know Strangers: Toddlers' Construction of Relationships
Early Childhood Attachment and Later Problem Solving: A Vygotskian Perspective
Epilogue: Parental Cognition and Interaction in Parental Conduct
Author Index
Subject Index