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Culture and human development : the selected papers of John Whiting / edited by Eleanor Hollenberg Chasdi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whiting, John W. M. (John Wesley Mayhew), 1908-1999.
- Series:
- Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology ; 6.
- Publication of the Society of Psychological Anthropology ; 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnopsychology.
- Child rearing--Cross-cultural studies.
- Child rearing.
- Whiting, John W. M. (John Wesley Mayhew), 1908-1999.
- Whiting, John W. M.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 358 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
- Summary:
- John Whining is a leading figure in psychological anthropology and one of the pioneers in the development of systematic cross-cultural research. His work is interdisciplinary and he draws mainly upon the fields of anthropology, psychoanalysis and learning and behavior theory. This book includes some of his most influential articles on culture and human development, as well as a comprehensive autobiographical essay. Roy D'Andrade's introduction assesses the unique contributions of John Whiting and locates his work within the contemporary currents of psychological anthropology.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-345) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521435153
- OCLC:
- 27034922
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