The Anthropology of Childhood

Informationen zum Autor David F. Lancy is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Utah State University. Recent publications include Child Helpers (2020) and Raising Children (2017). Klappentext Enriched with findings from anthropological scholarship, this book provides a guide to childhood in different cultures, past and present. Zusammenfassung Based on over 100 years of findings from anthropological scholarship, this book paints a nuanced and credible picture of childhood in different cultures, past and present. Now in its third edition, it has been updated with a number of new topics, and includes over 350 new sources. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Where do children come from?; 2. The value of children; 3. To make a child; 4. It takes a village; 5. Making sense; 6. Of marbles and morals; 7. The chore curriculum; 8. Living in limbo; 9. Taming the autonomous learner; 10. Elastic childhood; References; Author index; Topic index; Society index.

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Enriched with findings from anthropological scholarship, this book provides a guide to childhood in different cultures, past and present.

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Based on over 100 years of findings from anthropological scholarship, this book paints a nuanced and credible picture of childhood in different cultures, past and present. Now in its third edition, it has been updated with a number of new topics, and includes over 350 new sources.

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Preface; 1. Where do children come from?; 2. The value of children; 3. To make a child; 4. It takes a village; 5. Making sense; 6. Of marbles and morals; 7. The chore curriculum; 8. Living in limbo; 9. Taming the autonomous learner; 10. Elastic childhood; References; Author index; Topic index; Society index.