ISBN:
9780415866590
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (387 p)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Socialization
DDC:
303.32
Keywords:
Sozialisation
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Gesellschaft
;
Sozialanthropologie
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Ethnology ; Congresses
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Konferenzschrift 1967 Birmingham
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
This volume represents the first major effort to apply the distinctive techniques of British social anthropology to the subject of socialization. Along with methodological and theoretical discussion, there is a variety of new field material from Africa, Southeast Asia and elsewhere. First published in 1967
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Preface; Introduction; Socialization and the social anthropologist; The place of psychological explanation: 'practices' and 'processes'; Some ethnographic themes; Marginality of youth; Extra-domestic contexts of socialization; Circumcision: levels of meaning; References; Socialization and Contemporary British Anthropology; Retrospect; Current lack of interest in socialization; Reappraisals and clarification; Studies of symbolism and cognitive systems
Description / Table of Contents:
Studies of values systemsExperiments in cooperation; Conclusions; Notes; References; A Psychologist's Perspective; Recent psychological work of cross-cultural interest; Cooperation between psychologists and anthropologists: possibilities and limitations; Psychological perspectives and Lévi-Straussian postulates; Notes; References; Kinship Fostering in Gonja: Deprivation or Advantage?; The institution of kinship fostering; Incidence of fostering; Voluntary and crisis fostering; Specific functions of fostering; Children's responses to fostering
Description / Table of Contents:
'Success' in adulthood as an index of the effect of fosteringMarital stability as an index of the effect of fostering; Conclusions; Notes; References; Yoruba Mothers' Reports of Child-rearing: Some Theoretical and Methodological Considerations; Research design, setting, and procedures; Adherence to traditional practices among Oje and elite; Comparisons of child-rearing; Comparisons with African societies; Comparisons with other changing societies; Summary and suggestions for future research; Appendix - Mother interview: English version; Notes; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Temper Tantrums in Kau Sai: Some Speculations upon their EffectsThree kinds of tantrum; Adolescent adjustments for boys and girls; The avoidance of violent behaviour; Conclusions; Notes; References; The Function of Ritual in the Socialization of the Samburu Moran; The context of socialization among Samburu moran; Socialization and ceremony among the moran; Theories of ritual behaviour and the development ofsocial attitudes; Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgement; References; Socialization by Peers: the Youth Organization of the Red Xhosa; Outline of the youth organization
Description / Table of Contents:
Fighting codes: cudgel play in the youth organization'Law' in the youth organization; The youth organization and the encouragement and direction of sexual 'play'; Widening scale and self-identification; The congruence with adult values; The Sectarian' danger and some factors limiting it; Appendix - Gang formation among Xhosa and Samburu:a comment by Max Gluckman; Notes; References; Two Types of Youth Group in Kinshasa (Léopoldville); The population of the city: structure and changes; The urban family in Kinshasa; Socialization and youth groups; Youth culture in the city; Street gangs
Description / Table of Contents:
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Description based upon print version of record
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