The Cultural Nature of Human Development

The Cultural Nature of Human Development
ISBN-10
0195131339
ISBN-13
9780195131338
Category
Family & Relationships
Pages
449
Language
English
Published
2003-02-13
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Barbara Rogoff, Ucsc Foundation Professor of Psychology Barbara Rogoff

Description

"Barbara Rogoff argues that human development must be understood as a cultural process. Individuals develop as participants in their cultural communities, engaging with others in shared endeavors and building on cultural practices of prior generations ... [This book] identifies patterns in the differences and similarities among cultural communities, such as children's opportunities to engage in mature activities of their community or in specialized child-focused activities. The book examines classic aspects of development afresh from a cultural angle--childrearing, social relations, interdependence and autonomy, developmental transitions across the lifespan, gender roles, attachment, and learning and cognitive development"--Dust jacket.

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