Social Communication Across the Lifespan Heather J. Ferguson

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• ISBN-10: ‎0198843291
• ISBN-13: ‎978-0198843290
• Author: Heather J. Ferguson

Social interaction is an important aspect of everyday life and its success (or lack of) impacts heavily on our wellbeing. A vital part of successful social interaction is the ability to understand and predict events in terms of other people’s mental states, such as their intentions, beliefs, emotions, and desires (termed Theory of Mind, ToM). Children typically develop the necessary skills for social interaction around four years old, and as healthy adults, we engage in social interaction frequently and seemingly without a great deal of difficulty.

This book explores how human social interactive abilities change across the lifespan, looking at infancy, early and middle childhood, adolescence and young adulthood, adulthood, and older age, as well as healthy and atypical development. Over nine chapters, leading researchers in the field provide an overview of the most recent findings, contribute to key debates on social phenomena (including their underlying mechanisms, environmental triggers, and neural basis), and outline innovative avenues for future directions.

Table of contents:

1. The Cognitive Basis of Social Interaction Across the Lifespan: An Introduction, Heather J. Ferguson
2. Social Interaction in Infancy, Tobias Schuwerk and Hannes Rakoczy
3. Social Interaction in Early and Middle Childhood: The Role of Theory Of Mind, Serena Lecce and Rory T. Devine
4. Development of Social Cognition in Adolescence and The Importance of Mating, Sarah Donaldson and Kathryn Mills
5. Mindreading in Adults: Cognitive Basis, Motivation, and Individual Differences, Ian A. Apperly and J. Jessica Wang
6. Social Interactions in Old Age, Victoria E. A. Brunsdon, Elisabeth E. F. Bradford, and Heather J. Ferguson
7. Understanding Atypical Social Behaviour Using Social Cognitive Theory: Lessons from Autism, Lucy Anne Livingston and Francesca Happé
8. The Ageing Brain in Context: Towards a Refined Understanding of Social Cognition in Ageing and Dementia, Muireann Irish and Siddharth Ramanan
9. The Future of Research on Social Interaction, Elisabeth E.F. Bradford, Martina De Lillo, and Heather J. Ferguson

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