The anthropology of learning in childhood / edited by David F. Lancy, John Bock, and Suzanne Gaskins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bock, John C.

Gaskins, Suzanne.

Lancy, David F.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child development.

Educational anthropology.

Learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (497 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Altamira Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This first major anthropological reference book on childhood learning considers the cultural aspects of learning in childhood from the points of view of psychologists, sociologists, educators, and anthropologists.

Contents:

CONTENTS; FIGURES AND CREDITS; FOREWORD; Part I. UNDERSTANDING THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH; CHAPTER ONE. PUTTING LEARNING IN CONTEXT; CHAPTER TWO. AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE ON LEARNING IN SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT; CHAPTER THREE. THE CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY OF CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND SOCIALIZATION: A SHORT HISTORY; CHAPTER FOUR. PARENTAL ETHNOTHEORIES OF CHILDREN'S LEARNING; Part II. LEARNING AS A SOCIAL PROCESS; CHAPTER FIVE. LEARNING THROUGH OBSERVATION IN DAILY LIFE; CHAPTER SIX. WORK, PLAY, AND LEARNING; CHAPTER SEVEN. THE ROLE OF ADULTS IN CHILDREN'S LEARNING

CHAPTER EIGHT. LEARNING FROM OTHER CHILDRENCHAPTER NINE. LEARNING IN SCHOOLS; Part III. LEARNING CULTURAL MEANINGS; CHAPTER TEN. LEARNING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE; CHAPTER ELEVEN. LEARNING MORALITY; CHAPTER TWELVE. LEARNING GENDER ROLES; Part IV. LEARNING TO MAKE A LIVING; CHAPTER THIRTEEN. SKILL LEARNING FOR SURVIVAL IN NONHUMAN PRIMATES; CHAPTER FOURTEEN. LEARNING THE ENVIRONMENT; CHAPTER FIFTEEN. LEARNING TO HUNT; CHAPTER SIXTEEN. LEARNING IN AND FROM THE PAST; Part V. LEARNING IN THE 21ST CENTURY; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. LEARNING ON THE STREETS: PEER SOCIALIZATION IN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. CHILDREN'S LEARNING IN NEW SETTINGSINDEX; ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-8180-920-1

1-282-47958-X

9786612479588

0-7591-1324-6

OCLC:

663885206