Part I: Conflict and the processes of development. 1. Theoretical perspectives on conflict and development -- 2. The education of reason: cognitive conflict and its role in intellectual development -- 3. Conflict and the development of social understanding -- 4. Conflict talk: approaches to adversative discourse -- 5. Conflict and emotions in marital, sibling and peer relationships. Part II: Conflict and interpersonal relationship. 6. The social structure of early conflict: interaction, relationships and alliances -- 7. Conflict and friendship relations -- 8. Conflict and relationships during adolescence -- 9. Conflicts between siblings -- 10. Family conflicts and their developmental implications: a conceptual analysis of meanings for the structure of relationsips. Part III: Conflict and developmental adaptions. 11. Conflict and the development of antisocial behavior -- 12. Conflict management and social competence -- 13. Conflict and group relations -- 14. Conflict and child maltreatment -- 15. Intervention programs for the management of conflict
