The Cultural Nature of Human Development

ISBN13: 9780195131338ISBN10: 0195131339 Hardback, 448 pages
Jan 2003,  In Stock

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$28.95 (5T)
Winner of the APA's William James Award

Description

William James Award Winner! The Cultural Nature of Human Development presents an account of human development that looks at both the differences and similarities among cultures. Beyond demonstrating that "culture matters," Rogoff focuses on how culture matters in human development-what patterns help make sense of the cultural aspects of human development? Rogoff integrates research and theory from several disciplines, including cross-cultural psychology, sociocultural research, linguistic and psychological anthropology, and history. The volume examines multiple aspects of development, including childrearing, gender differences, interdependence and autonomy, developmental transitions, maternal attachment, parental discipline, and cognition and culture. This important new work will appeal to psychologists, educators, and anthropologists.

Reviews

" Barbara Rogoff's new book is an excellent compilation of the last three or four decades of work by anthropologists and human developmentalists who study the cultural processes inherent in human development. ... highly recommended for scholars of human development and their advanced students." --Anthropology & Education Quarterly

Product Details

448 pages; 73 b/w halftones & line illus; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-513133-8ISBN10: 0-19-513133-9

About the Author(s)

Barbara Rogoff, UCSC Foundation Professor of Psychology

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