A Toddler's Life: Becoming a Person

by Marilyn Shatz

Book Overview

What sets humans apart from other social animals? In an intimate account of child's development from age one to three, distinguished psychologist Marilyn Shatz answers this question by arguing that humans are unique in their ability to reflect on themselves, to compare themselves to others, and to self-correct. Language plays a central role in such processes because it offers the developing child a powerful tool for going beyond immediate experience...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195099230
• ISBN13: 9780195099232
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"