Robert A. Levine,
Robert A. (Harvard University, Massachusetts) Levine,
Sarah Levine,
Sarah (University of California, San Diego) Levine,
Suzanne Dixon,
Suzanne (Harvard University, Massachusetts) Dixon,
Amy (Work-Family Directions, Inc.) Richman,
P. Herbert (Stanford University School of Medicine, California) Leiderman,
Constance H. (Harvard Medical School) Keefer,
T. Berry (Harvard School of Public Health, Massachusetts) Brazelton
e.a.
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 1996
9780521575461
Child Care and Culture
Lessons from Africa
Specificaties
Paperback, 380 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
1996
ISBN13: 9780521575461
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Child Care and Culture examines parenthood, infancy, and early childhood in an African community, revealing patterns unanticipated by current theories of child development and raising provocative questions about 'normal' child care in the human species. Comparing the Gusii people of Kenya, whose practices were intensively observed from the combined perspectives of social anthropology, pediatrics, and developmental psychology, with the American white middle class, the authors show how divergent cultural priorities create differing conditions for early childhood development.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521575461
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:380
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Inhoudsopgave
Foreword; List of tables and figures; Preface; Part I. African Infancy: Frameworks For Understanding: 1. The comparative study of child care; 2. Infant care in subsaharan Africa; Part II. Parenthood Among The Gusii of Kenya: 3. Gusii culture: A person-centered perspective; 4. Gusii fertility, marriage, and family; 5. Pregnancy and birth: Part III. Infant Care and Development in a Gusii Community: 6. Infant care: Cultural norms and interpersonal environment; 7. Survival and health: The priorities of parents; 8. Communication and social learning during infancy; 9. Variations in infant interaction: Illustrative cases: Part IV. Interpretations: 10. Early child development in an African context: Comparative lessons; Appendices; References.