Culture & the Child - A Guide for Professionals in Child Care & Development (Paperback, New)

This, the first book in the Wiley Series in Culture and Professional Practice, is designed as a practical guide for professionals who work with children from differing cultural backgrounds. It relates cultural differences in development to the problems and practice of child care with a special contribution from cross-cultural psychology. The book includes the main issues which professionals are likely to encounter, for example:

• how individual differences in temperament and behaviour interact with cultural traditions
• how a sense of mixed identity develops and how this conflict affects many young people in different cultural settings
• how the anxieties and motivations of children are influenced by their cultural backgrounds

The book draws upon a theoretical and research base in cross-cultural psychology but presents the issues in practical terms leading to appropriate action. This book is unique with its focus on promoting the well-being of the children and those who care for them. Theory and practice are combined in a convenient volume intended for everyday use by professionals in the field, including pre-school teachers, child care workers and psychologists working with children and adolescents in multicultural environments. Culture and the Child concludes with a discussion of the effects of multicultural interaction and cultural change into the 21st century.

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1997
First published:	March 1997
Authors:	D.M. Keats
Dimensions:	229 x 155 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-471-96625-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Children Promotions
LSN:	0-471-96625-8
Barcode:	9780471966258

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