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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781079003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, MD, : Altamira Press, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-47958-X; 9786612479588; 0-7591-1324-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (497 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LancyDavid F; BockJohn C; GaskinsSuzanne
• Disciplina: 306.43
• Soggetti: Educational anthropology; Child development; Learning
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.