With a view to deepening our understanding of sources of hatred and prejudice, this book uses a developmental and evolutionary perspective to explore and explain the process by which our beliefs are conveyed to the youngest members of society. Discussing the psychological obstacles to peaceful relations between groups, the authors focus on the developmental processes by which we can work to diminish ethnocentrism, prejudice, and hatred, which children learn from a very early age. Until now, scholarship and practice in international relations have gravely neglected crucial psychological aspects of these terrible problems and have not yet explored the educational opportunities related to them. Addressing these promising lines of inquiry and innovation, this book fosters a more humane and less violent development in childhood and adolescence. Educators, religious leaders, developmental and social psychologists, will find this a valuable resource, as will a socially concerned segment of the public who are looking for practical ways to work for peace.

1. Growing Up in the Twenty-First Century 2. Child Development, the Human Group, and Survival 3. Ethnic, Religious, and Nationalist Factors in Human Conflict 4. Teaching Hatred 5. Development of Prosocial Behavior 6. Violence Prevention in the Context of Child and Adolescent Development 7. Contact, Intergroup Relations, and Opportunities for Education 8. Cooperative Learning 9. School-based Efforts to Minimize Violence: Concepts and Applications 10. Education for Conflict Resolution: From Public Concern to Research to Evaluation 11. Exemplary Programs of Conflict-Resolution Education 12. Community Service: Preparation for Socially Responsible Adulthood 13. Media as an Educational System: Can It Help? 14. Information Technology: Its Potential to Educate for Peace 15. International Education: A Global Outlook 16. Education for Peace: Concepts and Institutions 17. Putting Education for Peace into Practice 18. Educating for Peace: The Role of Universities 19. Overview: Toward a Better World for Our Grandchildren Epilogue

David A. Hamburg, M.D.President Carnegie Corporation of New York (Emeritus), Beatrix A. Hamburg, M.D.Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College