|  | LeVine, Robert A. / New, Rebecca S. (Hrsg.)
Anthropology and Child Development
A Cross-Cultural Reader
Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
 1. Auflage Januar 2008
97,90 Euro
2008. 336 Seiten, Hardcover
ISBN 978-0-631-22975-9 - John Wiley & Sons
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This unprecedented collection of articles is an introduction to the study of cultural variations in childhood across the world and to the theoretical frameworks for investigating and interpreting them.
* Presents a history of cross-cultural approaches to child-development
* Recent articles examine diverse contexts of childhood in ecological, semiotic, and sociolinguistic terms
* Includes ethnographic studies of childhood in the Pacific, Africa, Latin America, East Asia, Europe and North America
* Illuminates the process through which people become the bearers of culturally/historically specific identities
* Serves as an ideal text for anthropology courses focusing on childhood, as well as classes on development psychology
Aus dem Inhalt
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: Robert A. LeVine and Rebecca S. New.
Part I: Discovering Diversity in Childhood: Early Works.
Part II: Infant Care: Cultural Variation in Parental Goals and Practices.
Part III: Early Childhood: Language Acquisition, Socialization and Enculturation.
Part IV: Middle and Later Childhood: Work, Play, Participation, Learning.
Epilogue.
Index
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