Human Development in Cultural Context: A Third World Perspective

Human Development in Cultural Context: A Third World Perspective
ISBN-10
1452246122
ISBN-13
9781452246123
Category
Psychology
Pages
271
Language
English
Published
1992-05-26
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Author
A Bame Nsamenang

Description

A comprehensive, systematic account of human development which is sensitive to the needs, interests and ecologies of nonwestern cultures and individuals is provided in this unique volume. The importance and value of the sociocultural milieu in shaping the growth and development of children is emphasized, and the author asserts throughout that children do not grow and develop according to the same patterns regardless of culture. The author describes developmental psychology from the perspective of West Africa, demonstrating how the local ecology and the resulting cultural ideology lead to differing ways in which children are conceptualized and socialized, and in turn how they develop. While much of his case material is from

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