A re-examination of the infant social world
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Social developmentalists have traditionally viewed infants as passive recipients of social stimulation, limited to significant relationships only with their mothers. Recent evidence suggests that this notion is incorrect on both counts. Infants are shown to be active participants in their interactions with other persons. Furthermore, infants have, or are capable of, relationships with fathers, siblings, and peers. Other examples of social sophistication are discussed. It is concluded that progress in the understanding of socioper-sonality development will be achieved only when the competence of infants and the multi-dimensionality of the infant social world are acknowledged.
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- Authors
- Lamb, M. E.
- Corresponding author
- Lamb, Michael E.
- ORCID
- Lamb, Michael E.
- Venue
- Human Development
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Published
- 2009-12-18
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 65-85
- ISSN
- 0018-716X (ISSN-L)
- 1423-0054
- OpenAlex
- W2021662478
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 4.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Human Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Keywords
- infant social development, mother-infant relationship, father-infant relationship, sibling relationships, peer relationships
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Haplorhini, Child Day Care Centers, Child Development, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Parent-Child Relations, Personality Development, Sibling Relations, Social Environment
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