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David F. Lancy - The Anthropology of Childhood: Cherubs, Chattel, Changelings - 9781107420984 - V9781107420984
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The Anthropology of Childhood: Cherubs, Chattel, Changelings

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Description for The Anthropology of Childhood: Cherubs, Chattel, Changelings Paperback. This new edition presents a nuanced and credible picture of childhood in different cultures, past and present. Num Pages: 547 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 876.
How are children raised in different cultures? What is the role of children in society? How are families and communities structured around them? Now available in a revised edition, this book sets out to answer these questions, and argues that our common understandings about children are narrowly culture-bound. Enriched with anecdotes from ethnography and the daily media, the book examines family structure, reproduction, profiles of children's caretakers within the family or community, their treatment at different ages, their play, work, schooling, and transition to adulthood. The result is a nuanced and credible picture of childhood in different cultures, past and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
877g
Number of Pages
547
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107420984
SKU
V9781107420984
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About David F. Lancy
David F. Lancy is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Utah State University. He is author/editor of several books on childhood and culture, including Cross-Cultural Studies in Cognition and Mathematics (1983), Studying Children and Schools (2001), Playing on the Mother Ground: Cultural Routines for Children's Learning (1996) and Anthropological Perspectives on Learning in Childhood (2010).

Reviews for The Anthropology of Childhood: Cherubs, Chattel, Changelings
'... the most comprehensive, and perhaps only, review of the human child in terms of evolutionary biology and sociocultural anthropology. Based on the best of theory and field ethnography, it is essential for any study of human development and human nature.' Barry Bogin, Loughborough University 'The scholarship in this book is incredibly sound and thorough in breadth and scope.' Rebecca ... Read more

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