Sunday, September 26, 2010

Anthropology and Child Development: A Cross-Cultural Reader (Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) [Hardcover]

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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
    • Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology (Book 4)
    • Hardcover: 336 pages
    • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (February 11, 2008)
    • Language: English
    • ISBN-10: 0631229752
    • ISBN-13: 978-0631229759
    • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 1.2 inches
    • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

    Anthropology and Child Development: A Cross-Cultural Reader

    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
    Not a quick read. Been reading on & off for over a week and still only halfway through. It's not what I expected.
    By George Jetson
    I love this book, it has a lot of classic articles and is really a great collection. I wanted it for another project after I had already read it, but couldn't find it and thought maybe I had rented it instead of buying it the first time, and so bought it again. I now have two copies, but maybe I'll pass one along to someone else because it's definitely one I recommend!
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