Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-317) and index.

Emergent themes in the study of children's understanding of society / Martyn Barrett and Eithne Buchanan-Barrow -- Children's understanding of the school / Eithne Buchanan-Barrow -- Children's understanding of economics / Paul Webley -- Children's understanding of politics / Anna Emilia Berti -- Children's understanding of the law and legal processes / Stephen J. Ceci, Faith A. Markle, and Yoo Jin Chae -- Children's understanding of gender roles in society / Kevin Durkin -- Children's understanding of social class and occupational groupings / Nicholas Emler and Julie Dickinson -- Children's understanding of racial groups / Lawrence A. Hirschfeld -- Children's understanding of ethnic belonging and the development of ethnic attitudes / Alida Lo Coco, Cristiano Inguglia, and Ugo Pace -- Children's understanding of, and feelings about countries and national groups / Martyn Barrett -- The development of societal cognition : a commentary / Giyoo Hatano and Keiko Takahashi.

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