Biosocial Perspectives on Children / Edition 1

by Catherine Panter-Brick

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900521575958
Publication date:	04/30/1998
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: biosocial research on children Catherine Panter-Brick; 2. Evolutionary and biological aspects of childhood Barry Bogin; 3. From the child's point of view: issues in the social construction of childhood Allison James; 4. Biological anthropology and child health: context, process and outcome Catherine Panter-Brick; 5. Child psychology and anthropology: an environmental view Robert A. LeVine; 6. The meeting of nature and nurture and the development of children: some conclusions Martin Richards; Glossary; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"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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