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Wendy Haight (Author)


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December 10, 2001
In African-American Children at Church Dr. Haight provides a vital description of child rearing in a Black community in the western United States. Based upon an extensive, naturalistic study of adult-child interaction, the book describes the beliefs and childrearing practices of successful African-American adults, focusing on the role of religion in children's development. The book includes descriptions of adult-child storytelling, conflict, and play in Sunday School and describes how research results were used to develop a preventive, educational intervention for children.

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"Haight provides a microscopic description of the socialization beliefs and practices of African American adults and of children's experiences and developmen within a religious community.... An important conribution to a better understanding of children's religious experience, and to the fields of human development, education, and social work." Choice

Book Description

In African-American Children at Church Dr. Haight provides a rich description of child rearing in a Black community in the western United States. Based upon an extensive, naturalistic study of adult-child interaction, the book describes the beliefs and childrearing practices of successful African-American adults, focusing on the role of religion in children's development. The book includes descriptions of adult-child storytelling, conflict, and play in Sunday School and describes how research results were used to develop a preventive, educational intervention for children.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press (December 10, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0521003458
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521003452
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,127,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Religious beliefs can be central to children's healthy development. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other church contexts, following narrative fragment, spiritual socialization, hypothetical talk, socialization beliefs, specific negative emotions, hypothetical narratives, hypothetical speech, diverse cultural communities, computer club, conflict talk, spiritual belief systems, socialization goals, hypothetical events, verbal conflicts, religious socialization, adults laugh, junior class, intermediate classes
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
First Baptist Church, Pastor Daniels, Salt Lake City, Sister Ima, Sister Katherine, Sister Patrice, Vacation Bible School, United States, Jesus Christ, University of Utah, African-American Utahns, Brother Brown, George Washington Carver, National Baptist Convention, North Carolina, Van Soest, North America, Youth Emphasis Day, African-American Christian, John the Baptist, Old Testament, Reverend Young, Martin Luther King
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