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The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion
Richard A. Shweder
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Description for The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion
Hardcover. A companion that brings together contemporary research on children and childhood from pediatrics, child psychology, childhood studies, education, sociology, history, law, anthropology, and other related areas. It includes more than 40 'Imagining Each Other' essays, which focus on the experiences of particular children in different cultures. Editor(s): Shweder, Richard A. Num Pages: 1160 pages, 12 halftones, 6 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 251 x 63. Weight in Grams: 2218.
Informed parents know there is an abundance of information about children and child development available on the Internet, but can they trust that the content they find is authoritative? Professionals who work with children know where to find research relevant to their specialty, but where can they go to find reliable information on other related disciplines? "The Child" offers both parents and professionals access to the best scholarship from all areas of child studies - and from all regions of the world - in a remarkable one-volume reference. This encyclopedic companion brings together contemporary research on children and childhood from ... Read more
Informed parents know there is an abundance of information about children and child development available on the Internet, but can they trust that the content they find is authoritative? Professionals who work with children know where to find research relevant to their specialty, but where can they go to find reliable information on other related disciplines? "The Child" offers both parents and professionals access to the best scholarship from all areas of child studies - and from all regions of the world - in a remarkable one-volume reference. This encyclopedic companion brings together contemporary research on children and childhood from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1144
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226475394
SKU
V9780226475394
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99-1
About Richard A. Shweder
Richard A. Shweder is a cultural anthropologist and the William Claude Revis Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. A former associate editor of the journal Child Development, Shweder has written several books on cultural psychology and human development, including, most recently, Why Do Men Barbecue? Recipes for Cultural Psychology.
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