Lancy David F. (Utah State University) - The Anthropology Of Childhood Cherubs Chattel Changelings - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: How are children raised in different cultures? What is the role of children in society? How are families and communities structured around them? Now in its third edition this deeply engaging book delves into these questions by reviewing and cataloging the findings of over 100 years of anthropological scholarship dealing with childhood and adolescence. It is organized developmentally moving from infancy through to adolescence and early adulthood and enriched with anecdotes from ethnography and the daily media to paint a nuanced and credible picture of childhood in different cultures past and present. This new edition has been expanded and updated with over 350 new sources and introduces a number of new topics including how children learn from the environment middle childhood and how culture is 'transmitted between generations. It remains the essential book to read to understand what it means to be a child in our complex ever - changing world.
Title: The Anthropology Of Childhood Cherubs Chattel Changelings
Author(s): Lancy David F. (Utah State University)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781108931991
Pages: 584 Pages, Worked Examples Or Exercises
Publication Date: 3/31/2022
Category: Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography