Childhood is a uniquely human life-stage, and is both a biological phenomenon and a social construct. Research on children is currently of wide-ranging interest. This groundbreaking book presents reviews of childhood from four major areas of interest--human evolution, sociology/social anthropology, biomedical anthropology and developmental psychology--to form a biosocial, cross-cultural understanding of childhood. The book places a strong emphasis on how childhood varies from culture to culture, offering examples from developed and developing countries, as well as from other animal species. It will be of interest to students and scholars within the fields of human biology, anthropology, sociology, health studies, and developmental psychology.
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"Good things often come in little packages. This is a book of four 'state-of-the-art' reviews encompassing childhood as a biological phenomenon, sociocultural phenomenon, biological variation and health, and psychological development." Human Biology
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Biologically, childhood is the stage from weaning to when the brain stops growing and gaining weight at around 7 years of age, but most societies consider childhood to continue up to puberty. Childhood is therefore both a biological phenomenon and a social construct. This readable collection will enlighten and inform students and scholars wishing to gain an understanding of how childhood has evolved, how it varies across cultures and why it is uniquely human.
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adult brain size, human childhood, growth status, first permanent molar, social mammals, childhood stage, cortisol values Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, John Wiley, North American, Blurton Jones, Falmer Press, Allison James, Barry Bogin, Strange Situation, Harvard University Press, Parents School, Princeton University Press, Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, Academic Press, Aldine de Gruyter, Carmichael's Manual of Child Psychology, Margaret Mead, Save the Children, University of Chicago Press, Western Europe, Centuries of Childhood, East African, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Human Organization New!
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'Can There be an Anthropology of Children?' Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
adult brain size, human childhood, growth status, first permanent molar, social mammals, childhood stage, cortisol values Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, John Wiley, North American, Blurton Jones, Falmer Press, Allison James, Barry Bogin, Strange Situation, Harvard University Press, Parents School, Princeton University Press, Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, Academic Press, Aldine de Gruyter, Carmichael's Manual of Child Psychology, Margaret Mead, Save the Children, University of Chicago Press, Western Europe, Centuries of Childhood, East African, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Human Organization New!
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- Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood: Contemporary Issues in the Sociological Study of Childhood by Allison James on page 63, page 64, and page 65
- Centuries of Childhood by Philippe Aries on page 8, page 63, and page 126
- The Disappearance of Childhood by Neil Postman on page 9, and page 65
- Children of Social Worlds by Martin Richards on page 63, and page 65
- Ontogeny and Phylogeny by Stephen Jay Gould on page 13, and page 42
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- Archaeology of Identity by Margarita Diaz-Andreu in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Abandoned Children by Catherine Panter-Brick in Front Matter, page 24, and page 25
- Hormones, Health and Behaviour: A Socio-ecological and Lifespan Perspective by Catherine Panter-Brick in Front Matter, page 136, and page 180
- Hunter-Gatherers: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (Biosocial Society Symposium Series) by Catherine Panter-Brick in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Maya Children: Helpers at the Farm by Karen L. Kramer in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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