Catherine Panter-Brick (ed.)

Biosocial Perspectives on Children

Herausgeber: Panter-Brick, C.; Panter-Brick, Catherine

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Childhood is a uniquely human life-stage, and is both a biological phenomenon and a social construct. Research on children is currently of wide-ranging interest. This unique book presents reviews of childhood from four major areas of interest - human evolution, sociology/social anthropology, bio-medical anthropology and developmental psychology - to form a biosocial, cross-cultural understanding of childhood. The book places a strong emphasis on how childhood varies from culture to culture, offering examples from developed and developing countries, as well as from other animal species. It will be of interest to students and scholars within the fields of human biology, anthropology, sociology, health studies and developmental psychology.

Table of contents:
1. Introduction: biosocial research on children Catherine Panter-Brick; 2. Evolutionary and biological aspects of childhood Barry Bogin; 3. From the child's point of view: issues in the social construction of childhood Allison James; 4. Biological anthropology and child health: context, process and outcome Catherine Panter-Brick; 5. Child psychology and anthropology: an environmental view Robert A. LeVine; 6. The meeting of nature and nurture and the development of children: some conclusions Martin Richards; Glossary; Index.

Childhood is a uniquely human life-stage, and is both a biological phenomenon and a social construct. This book offers a unique exploration of both the biological and social science perspectives of childhood in cultures in many parts of the world. Students and scholars interested in children and childhood will find it of value.

Unique book exploring biological and social aspects of childhood across a wide spectrum of cultures.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 265g
• ISBN-13: 9780521575959
• ISBN-10: 0521575958
• Artikelnr.: 21573512

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: biosocial research on children Catherine Panter-Brick
2. Evolutionary and biological aspects of childhood Barry Bogin
3. From the child's point of view: issues in the social construction of childhood Allison James
4. Biological anthropology and child health: context, process and outcome Catherine Panter-Brick
5. Child psychology and anthropology: an environmental view Robert A. LeVine
6. The meeting of nature and nurture and the development of children: some conclusions Martin Richards
Glossary
Index.