The Cultural Nature of Human Development

The Cultural Nature of Human Development
Author: Barbara Rogoff
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2003-02-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0199813620

Three-year-old Kwara'ae children in Oceania act as caregivers of their younger siblings, but in the UK, it is an offense to leave a child under age 14 ears without adult supervision. In the Efe community in Zaire, infants routinely use machetes with safety and some skill, although U.S. middle-class adults often do not trust young children with knives. What explains these marked differences in the capabilities of these children? Until recently, traditional understandings of human development held that a child's development is universal and that children have characteristics and skills that develop independently of cultural processes. Barbara Rogoff argues, however, that human development must be understood as a cultural process, not simply a biological or psychological one. Individuals develop as members of a community, and their development can only be fully understood by examining the practices and circumstances of their communities.

The Cultural Nature of Human Development

The Cultural Nature of Human Development
Author: Barbara Rogoff
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2003-02-13
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0195131339

"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.

The Cultural Nature of Human Development

The Cultural Nature of Human Development
Author: Barbara Rogoff
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2003-02-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0199726663

Three-year-old Kwara'ae children in Oceania act as caregivers of their younger siblings, but in the UK, it is an offense to leave a child under age 14 ears without adult supervision. In the Efe community in Zaire, infants routinely use machetes with safety and some skill, although U.S. middle-class adults often do not trust young children with knives. What explains these marked differences in the capabilities of these children? Until recently, traditional understandings of human development held that a child's development is universal and that children have characteristics and skills that develop independently of cultural processes. Barbara Rogoff argues, however, that human development must be understood as a cultural process, not simply a biological or psychological one. Individuals develop as members of a community, and their development can only be fully understood by examining the practices and circumstances of their communities.

Culture and Human Development

Culture and Human Development
Author: Jaan Valsiner
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2000-02-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780761956846

This major new textbook by Jaan Valsiner focuses on the interface between cultural psychology and developmental psychology. Intended for students from undergraduate level upwards, the book provides a wide-ranging overview of the cultural perspective on human development, with illustrations from pre-natal development to adulthood. A key feature is the broad coverage of theoretical and methodological issues which have relevance to this truly interdisciplinary field of enquiry encompassing developmental psychology, cultural anthropology and comparative sociology. The text is organized into five coherent parts: Part 1: Developmental theory and methodology; Part 2: Analysis of environments for human development Part 3:

The Cultural Nature of Human Development

The Cultural Nature of Human Development
Author: Barbara Rogoff
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2003-02-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0199726663

Three-year-old Kwara'ae children in Oceania act as caregivers of their younger siblings, but in the UK, it is an offense to leave a child under age 14 ears without adult supervision. In the Efe community in Zaire, infants routinely use machetes with safety and some skill, although U.S. middle-class adults often do not trust young children with knives. What explains these marked differences in the capabilities of these children? Until recently, traditional understandings of human development held that a child's development is universal and that children have characteristics and skills that develop independently of cultural processes. Barbara Rogoff argues, however, that human development must be understood as a cultural process, not simply a biological or psychological one. Individuals develop as members of a community, and their development can only be fully understood by examining the practices and circumstances of their communities.

Human Development in Cultural Context

Human Development in Cultural Context
Author: A Bame Nsamenang
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 271
Release: 1992-05-26
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0803946368

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

Developing Destinies

Developing Destinies
Author: Barbara Rogoff
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-04-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0195319907

Destiny and Development is an engaging narrative of one remarkable person's life and the life of her community that blends psychology, anthropology, and history to reveal the integral role that culture plays in human development.

The Cambridge Handbook of Environment in Human Development

The Cambridge Handbook of Environment in Human Development
Author: Linda Mayes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 741
Release: 2012-08-27
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1139536168

Families, communities and societies influence children's learning and development in many ways. This is the first handbook devoted to the understanding of the nature of environments in child development. Utilizing Urie Bronfenbrenner's idea of embedded environments, this volume looks at environments from the immediate environment of the family (including fathers, siblings, grandparents and day-care personnel) to the larger environment including schools, neighborhoods, geographic regions, countries and cultures. Understanding these embedded environments and the ways in which they interact is necessary to understand development.

Cultural Psychology

Cultural Psychology
Author: Michael Cole
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1998-02-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0674262751

The distinguished psychologist Michael Cole, known for his pioneering work in literacy, cognition, and human development, offers a multifaceted account of what cultural psychology is, what it has been, and what it can be. A rare synthesis of the theory and empirical work shaping the field, this book will become a major foundation for the emerging discipline.