ISBN:
9780511720321
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xx, 346 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.23/1/096762
Keywords:
Children, Gusii / Kenya / Kisii District
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Women, Gusii / Family relationships / Kenya / Kisii District
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Child rearing / Kenya / Kisii District / Cross-cultural studies
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Socialization / Kenya / Kisii District / Cross-cultural studies
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Child rearing / Massachusetts / Boston / Cross-cultural studies
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Socialization / Massachusetts / Boston / Cross-cultural studies
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Erziehung
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Kultur
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Kinderpflege
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Afrika
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Afrika
;
Kinderpflege
;
Kultur
;
Afrika
;
Erziehung
;
Kultur
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
Foreword / Urie Bronfenbrenner -- pt. I. African infancy: Frameworks for understanding. 1. The comparative study of child care. 2. Infant care in sub-Saharan Africa -- pt. II. Parenthood among the Gusii of Kenya. 3. Gusii culture: A person-centered perspective. 4. Gusii fertility, marriage, and family. 5. Pregnancy and birth -- pt. III. Infant care and development in a Gusii community. 6. Infant care: Cultural norms and interpersonal environment. 7. Survival and health: Priorities for early development. 8. Communication and social learning during infancy. 9. Variations in infant interaction: Illustrative cases -- pt. IV. Interpretations. 10. Early child development in an African context: Comparative lessons -- Appendix A Fieldwork procedures: Initial phases and planning -- Appendix B Coding categories for spot observations -- Appendix C Blankhart Nutrition Questionnaire -- Appendix D Temperament Assessment Method -- Appendix E Coding categories for narrative observations
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511720321
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