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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 155
EAN num: 9780521575461
ISBN number: 052157546X
Label: Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 380
Printing Date: September 13, 1996
Publishing house: Cambridge University Press
Sale Popularity Level: 123132
Studio: Cambridge University Press
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Child Care and Culture examines parenthood, infancy, and early childhood in an African community, revealing patterns unanticipated by current theories of child development and raising provocative questions about the concept of 'normal' child care. Comparing the Gusii people of Kenya with the American white middle class, the authors show how divergent cultural priorities create differing conditions for early childhood development. Combining the perspectives of social anthropology, pediatrics, and developmental psychology, the authors demonstrate how child care customs can be responsive to varied socioeconomic, demographic, and cultural conditions without inflicting harm on children. This text will be of interest to researchers in child development and anthropology.
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This informative book really opened my mind about child-rearing practices. It's so important to remember that Western culture is not the only one in the world and that we would do well to learn what other cultures have to offer us. Gusii parents in Kenya use what the authors call a "pediatric" way of raising children, contrasted to the "pedagogical" way Western parents tend to raise children. Many of the Gusii practices, which are generally concerned with protecting the comfort and health of the child, could be used by American parents beneficially.
I especially liked the vignettes of the families towards the end of the book.
This book is more appropriate for the person who is academically interested in the subject - it's not really soemthing the average person would sit down with for a good read.
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