This unprecedented collection of articles is an introduction to the study of cultural variations in childhood across the world and to the theoretical frameworks for investigating and interpreting them. Presents a history of cross-cultural approaches to child-development. Recent articles examine diverse contexts of childhood in ecological, semiotic, and sociolinguistic terms. Includes ethnographic studies of childhood in the Pacific, Africa, Latin America, East Asia, Europe and North America.
- ISBN: 978-0-631-22976-6
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 02/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés