{"product_id":"babies-in-groups-expanding-imaginations-9780192859518","title":"Babies in Groups: Expanding Imaginations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eResearch shows that young babies enjoy participating in groups and group processes, which has implications for science, early education practice, and policy. Babies in Groups explores the extensive capacity of preverbal infants for group-communication in all-baby trios and quartets, backed by findings about primate sociability, the social brain, cultural histories, and human evolution. It also highlights the changes that a group-based vision of infancy could bring to early child education and care and how ignoring group contexts in clinical traditions can distort descriptions of what happens in therapy. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 18 January 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is the rephrased text:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResearch has revealed that even before forming their first bond with a caring adult, young babies exhibit a keen interest in participating in group activities and processes. Babies in Groups delves into the profound implications of these findings for science, early education practice, and policy, as well as adult psychotherapy. The authors present compelling research demonstrating the remarkable group-communication abilities of preverbal infants in all-baby trios and quartets, supported by insights into primate sociability, the social brain, cultural histories, and human evolution. These studies offer a fresh perspective on human development, suggesting that it is fundamentally rooted in group interactions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFurthermore, the authors explore the transformative potential of a group-based vision of infancy in early child education and care. They also expose how neglecting group contexts in various clinical traditions can lead to inaccurate descriptions of therapeutic experiences, ultimately contributing to unintended consequences such as mother-blaming for future problems an infant may encounter as they grow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo reinforce the credibility of their arguments, the book includes an appendix summarizing the primary evidence that refutes claims that science has proven an inborn gift for dyadic intersubjectivity or one-to-one infant-adult attachments as the foundation of human social development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis open-access title is available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence, making it freely accessible on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 506g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240 x 164 x 21 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780192859518\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben S.Bradley,JaneSelby,MatthewStapleton","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":45289905946874,"sku":"9780192859518","price":85.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1705686355262_book.jpg?v=1705822241","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/babies-in-groups-expanding-imaginations-9780192859518","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}