Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PART ONE Socialisation and the Development of Self -- CHAPTER 1 Socialisation and Social Interaction -- Introduction -- What is socialisation? -- The interactionist approach to socialisation -- Symbolic Interactionism and socialisation -- The self is social -- Mind and symbolic communication -- Exercises -- Additional readings -- CHAPTER 2 Socialisation in the Family -- Socialisation or education? -- The family -- The social functions of the family -- Is the family in decline? -- Primary socialisation -- Exercises -- Additional reading -- CHAPTER 3 Socialisation and the Concept of Pupil Career -- Home to school -- From childhood into pupilhood -- Critical stages in a pupil's career -- Deviant careers in schools -- Disruptive behaviour -- Alternative approaches to disruptive behaviour -- Non-school attendance -- Exercises -- Additional reading -- PART TWO The Social Context of the Primary School -- CHAPTER 4 The Administrative, Organisational and Physical Components of Social Education -- The hidden curriculum -- Rules, rituals and routines -- Punishments and rewards -- Working 'together' in groups -- Exercises -- Additional reading -- CHAPTER 5 Teacher Expectations and Pupil Concept of Self -- A pupil's developing concept of self -- The interactive expectations of teachers and pupils -- Teacher expectations of pupils -- The expectancy effect -- Teacher expectation and pupil development -- Pupils' expectations of teachers -- Exercises -- Additional reading -- CHAPTER 6 Peer Relationships and Social Development -- Friendship and peer relationships -- Play and playtime -- Play and the curriculum -- Playtime and the school playground -- Bullying in schools