Anthropology and Child Development : A Cross-Cultural Reader Paperback / softback
Edited by Robert A. (Harvard University) LeVine, Rebecca S. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) New
Part of the Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology series
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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
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:10/01/2008
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- ISBN:9780631229766
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:10/01/2008
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- ISBN:9780631229766
