Social Development -- Contents -- Preface -- Reflective Positioning: The Impact of Conversations in the Social and Cultural Environment of Midwifery Practice Settings on Professional Learning for Students -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Midwifery Education -- Literature Review -- Psychological and Social Meanings -- Types of Reflective Thinking and Learning -- Educating Tacit Knowledge -- Reflection and Professional Dialogue -- Methods to Promote Reflection -- Benner's Stages of Reflective Practice for Professional Competence -- A Transformational Model of Social Action in Agency and Structures -- Morphogenesis and Transformation Theories -- Positioning and Social Episodes -- Positioning Theory Defined -- Sociological, Psychological Contexts and Positioning -- Personal Identity in Social Episodes -- Language and Discursive Practices -- Cultural Differences -- Types of Positioning -- Reflexive Positioning -- Positioning Theory and Midwifery Education -- Everday Midwifery Conversations -- Discursive Accounts of Emotions -- Debriefing -- Professional Conversations with Preceptors -- Professional Identity Formation and Induction into Professional Practice -- Positioning and Repositioning Processes -- Professional Identity Formation -- A Transformational Model of Social Action -- Discursive and Cultural Views of Agency in Midwifery Education -- A Transformational Model of Social Action in Midwifery Education -- Conclusion -- References -- Development of Northern Irish Catholic and Palestinian Muslim National Identities and the Role of Common Histories -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Development of National Identities -- Religion in the Territories -- Community Relations -- Physical Divisions and Beyond -- Transmitting Religio-Nationalism -- Legitimising Factors -- Social Boundaries for Personal Experiences and Common Histories -- Prospects for Peace.

Conclusion -- References -- Biosphere Reserves as Learning Sites of Sustainable Development (A Case Study of the Czech Replublic) -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Quality of Life -- Social Acceptance of Biodiversity Protection Measures -- Institutional Arrangements of Biosphere Reserve -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Social Development Needs Better Politics -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Is Democracy up to It? -- The Possibility of Designing a New Institution to Improve Democratic Politics -- A Proposed Design - The People's Forum -- Conclusion -- References -- Water Policy Reforms in Brazil: The Contradiction between Economic Approaches and Socionatural Needs -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction: The Reform Agenda -- 2. The Economic Spectre of the Water Reforms in Brazil -- 3. The Reform Gridlock -- 4. The Way Forward? -- References -- The Microcluster Value Chain Analysis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- A Critical Analysis of the Model of the Value Chain -- The Design of the Framework of the Value Chain of a Microcluster -- Identification of Opportunities for Innovation in Microclusters from the Determination of Key Factors of Success -- Conclusions -- References -- New European Policy toward Chronically Ill Employees -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Method -- I. Definitions of Chronic Illness, Disability and Impairment -- II. European and Dutch Statistics on Employment and Illness -- III. European and Dutch Policies towards the Chronically Ill -- IV. Employers' and HRM's Perspectives -- V. Conclusion -- References -- Social Capital, Entrepreneurial Capital and Economic Growth -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 2. Social Capital and Entrepreneurial Activity: A Theoretical Approach -- 3. Entrepreneurial Capital and Economic Growth -- 4. Some Relationships between Social Capital and Entrepreneurial Capital: An Empirical Analysis -- 5. Conclusions.

6. References -- How General Managers Influence Organizational Social Capital: The Need of New Theoretical Perspectives -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Beyond Organizational Economics Management Theories -- 3. The Need of a New Theoretical Perspective. -- 4. Moving towards People, Purpose and Process -- References -- How Does Personality Develop over the Life-Course: Results of the Brno Longitudinal Study on Life-Span Development -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Brno Longitudinal Study on Life-Span Development -- Main Results -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Disruption of Social Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. The Deficit of Theory of Mind Hypothesis -- 2. The Weak Central Coherence Hypothesis -- 3. The "Mirror Neurons" Hypothesis -- 4. The Neurobiological Bases of Social Dysfunction in ASD -- Conclusion -- References -- Children's Social Interactions in Cultural Context -- Culture and Development -- Cultural Values of Social Initiative and Behavioral Control -- Culture and Social Interactions -- Social Interactions between Friends and Non-friends: A Cross-Cultural Study in Chinese and Canadian Children -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- "Why Should I Behave in this Way?" Rule Discrimination within the School Context Related to Children's Bullying -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Morality and Social Behaviors -- A Domain Theory of Morality -- Bullying: An Individual Behavior and a Group-Phenomenon -- Bullying and Morality -- Involvement in Bullying and Moral Domains: An Empirical Study -- Aims and Hypotheses on the Study -- Method -- Instruments -- Procedure -- Results -- Perceived Characteristics of Moral and Social-Conventional Rules -- Conclusion -- Rule Comprehension and Actual Behavior -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Appendix.

Everyday Theorizing and the Construction of Knowledge -- References -- On Snips and Snails: Perceptions of the Origins of Gender Differences -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Study 1 -- Results -- Discussion -- Study 2 -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Frequency of Stereotype-Consistent Responses as a Function of Participant Age -- Appendix B. Frequency of Stereotype-Inconsistent Responses as a Function of Participant Age -- Appendix C. Frequency of Essentialist Responses as a Function of Participant Age -- References -- Index.