{"product_id":"anthropology-and-child-development-a-cross-cultural-reader-paperback","title":"Anthropology and Child Development: A Cross-Cultural Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert A. Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRebecca S. New\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a history of cross-cultural approaches to child-development\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecent articles examine diverse contexts of childhood in ecological, semiotic, and sociolinguistic terms\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes ethnographic studies of childhood in the Pacific, Africa, Latin America, East Asia, Europe and North America\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIlluminates the process through which people become the bearers of culturally\/historically specific identities\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eServes as an ideal text for anthropology courses focusing on childhood, as well as classes on development psychology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. With a focus on the child's participation in, and acquisition of, cultural practices, the readings include ethnographic studies of childhood among hunting-and-gathering, agricultural, and urban-industrial peoples in the Pacific, Africa, Latin America, East Asia, Europe, and North America. Introductions to each section provide the student with an historical and conceptual framework for understanding the significance of the particular studies and their implications for developmental theory and educational practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the earliest analysis of cultural difference to the most recent articles examining ecological, semiotic, and sociolinguistic difference, \u003ci\u003eAnthropology and Child Development\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the process through which people become the bearers of their historically and culturally specific identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert A. LeVine\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emeritus of education and anthropology at Harvard University. He has been investigating child rearing and development for more than 50 years, in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. His recent books include \u003ci\u003eChildhood Socialization: Comparative Studies of Parents, Learning and Educational Change\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003eJapanese Frames of Mind: Cultural Perspectives on Human Development\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and \u003ci\u003eChild Care and Culture: Lessons from Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (1994). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca S. New\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of education and research fellow at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She has spent three decades studying the cultural nature of child development and early education, most often in Italy and recently in Head Start programs serving immigrant populations. Publications include the four-volume \u003ci\u003eEarly Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.65 x 6.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52916857471281,"sku":"9780631229766","price":116.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/UmtKeU8wZS9NcWJpakcyeHFFK2djdz09.webp?v=1771851282","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/anthropology-and-child-development-a-cross-cultural-reader-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}