The Child : An Encyclopedic Companion (9780226756110)

"The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion" offers both parents and professionals access to the best scholarship from all areas of child studies in a remarkable one-volume reference.aBringing together contemporary research on children and childhood from pediatrics, child psychology, childhood studies, education, sociology, history, law, anthropology, and other related areas, "The Child" contains more than 500 articlesOCoall written by experts in their fields and overseen by a panel of distinguished editors led by anthropologist Richard A. Shweder. Each entry provides a concise and accessible synopsis of the topic at hand. For example, the entry OC AdoptionOCO begins with a general definition, followed by a detailed look at adoption in different cultures and at different times, a summary of the associated mental and developmental issues that can arise, and an overview of applicable legal and public policy.aWhile presenting certain universal facts about childrenOCOs development from birth through adolescence, the entries also address the many worlds of childhood both within the United States and around the globe. They consider the ways that in which race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and cultural traditions of child rearing can affect childrenOCOs experiences of physical and mental health, education, and family. Alongside the topical entries, "The Child" includes more than forty OC Imagining Each OtherOCO essays, which focus on the particular experiences of children in different cultures. In OC Work before Play for Yucatec Maya Children, OCO for example, readers learn of the work responsibilities of some modern-day Mexican children, while in OC A Hindu Brahman Boy Is Born Again, OCO they witness a coming-of-age ritual in contemporary India.aCompiled by some of the most distinguished child development researchers in the world, "The Child" will broaden the current scope of knowledge on children and childhood. It is an unparalleled resource for parents, social workers, researchers, educators, and others who work with children.a

Product details

• Format Book | 1144 pages
• Publication date 14 May 2014
• Publisher The University of Chicago Press
• Imprint University of Chicago Press
• Publication City/Country United States
• Edition Statement New ed.
• ISBN10 0226756114
• ISBN13 9780226756110

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