Now in full color, best-selling CHILD, FAMILY, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY: SOCIALIZATION AND SUPPORT, 8th Edition, offers an excellent introduction to socialization. Examining how the school, family, and community influence children's socialization, the text is grounded in a powerful conceptual framework—Urie Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model of Human Development. Extremely reader friendly, the text addresses complex issues in a clear, comprehensive format. Its sensitive presentation of diversity issues includes matters related to culture,ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and special needs.