What role does socialization play in the origins of prosocial behavior? We examined one potential socialization mechanism – parents’ discourse about others’ emotions with very young children in whom prosocial behavior is still nascent. Two studies are reported, one of sharing in 18and 24-month-olds (n = 29) and one of instrumental and empathy-based helping in 18and 30-month-olds (n = 62). In bo...

Parenting is a complex activity that includes many specific behaviors that work individually and together to influence child outcomes. Although specific parenting behaviors, such as spanking or reading aloud, may influence child development, looking at any specific behavior in isolation may be misleading. Many writers have noted that specific parenting practices are less important in predicting...

THE PROBLEM: Santa Ana was plagued by the problem of street cruising. On Sunday evenings, up to 1,000 carloads of cruisers descended on a major thoroughfare to gather and socialize. The problem was exacerbated by use of drugs and alcohol and violent conflicts between rival street gangs. This problem resulted in serious adverse impact on neighborhoods and the police department's ability to deliv...

Profettional socialization is the process by which individuals acquire the Specialized knowledge, skills, attitudes, values,_norms, and interettS needed to perform their professional roles acceptably. The following interacting domains of potential professional self-growth can be defined as outcomes of the socialization process: Self-image, role concept, attitudes,_values, and personality. An ex...

Given the omnipresent role of gender in children's and adolescents' development, it seems necessary to better understand how gender affects the process of emotion socialization. In this introductory chapter, the authors discuss the overarching themes and key concepts discussed in this volume, as well as outline the distinct contribution of each individual chapter. Each chapter within this volum...

The overall rich body of literature dealing with first language acquisition has been concerned, to a very large extent, with the unpacking of the notion “acquisition” into a set of simpler, smaller notions. This unpacking should eventually lead us to understanding smaller problems and hopefully, eventually build into the larger picture of language acquisition altogether. In this brief survey, I...

In this paper, we explore ways in which the results of our studies on emotion communication across cultures (on which we report in the other paper we present at this symposium) can be used as a starting point for material and activity design, within a language socialization approach, and with a view to develop learners’ intercultural competence. Starting from theoretical and pedagogical conside...

This paper shows the KMDL Knowledge Management Approach which is based on the SECI and ba model by Nonaka and Takeuchi and the KMDL Knowledge modeling language. The approach illustrates the creation of knowledge with the focus on the knowledge conversions by Nonaka and Takeuchi. Furthermore, it emphasizes the quality of knowledge being embodied in persons and creates a personalization and socia...