Informed parents know there is an abundance of information about
children and child development available on the Internet, but can
they trust that the content they find is authoritative?
Professionals who work with children know where to find research
relevant to their specialty, but where can they go to find reliable
information on other related disciplines? "The Child" offers both
parents and professionals access to the best scholarship from all
areas of child studies - and from all regions of the world - in a
remarkable one-volume reference. This encyclopedic companion brings
together contemporary research on children and childhood from
pediatrics, child psychology, childhood studies, education,
sociology, history, law, anthropology, and other related areas - in
sum, more than five hundred articles, all written by experts in
their fields and overseen by noted anthropologist Richard A.
Shweder. Each entry begins with a concise and accessible synopsis
of the topic at hand. For example, the entry on 'adoption' 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 both within the
United States and elsewhere. Within the scope of a few pages,
readers encounter a wide range of information and perspectives on
this complex and fascinating topic. Entries also include multiple
cross-references to guide readers toward related topics within the
volume and suggestions for further reading. While many of the
entries address universal, biological facts about children - most
fetuses suck their thumbs, for example, and most babies develop
musical rhythm by seven months - they also consider the many worlds
of childhood within the United States and around the globe.
Alongside the topical articles, "The Child" includes more than
forty 'Imagining Each Other' essays, which focus on the experiences
of particular children in different cultures. In 'Work before Play
for Yucatec Mayan Children', for example, readers learn of the work
responsibilities of some modern-day Mexican children, while in 'A
Hindu Brahman Boy Is Born Again', they witness a coming-of-age
ritual in contemporary India. This is the best scholarship from a
wide range of disciplines, including: anthropology; child
development; childhood studies; education; History; Law;
Literature; Pediatrics; Psychology; public policy; religion; and,
Sociology. Compiled 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, and will spark a
necessary discussion about children and childhood around the world.
Offering a unique global perspective - selections from the
'Imagining Each Other' essays include: Growing Up Hearing in a Deaf
Family; Formality and Fun in Kinship Relations among the Gusii;
Educated at Home in the United States; Children as Family
Caregivers in Mexico; On Infants Sleeping Alone; The Luminous Books
of Childhood; Trial by Fire: Emotional Socialization among Canadian
Inuit; The Parenting Style of a Turkish Reformer; Memories of
Childhood on an Israeli Kibbutz; Summer Camp for Diabetic Children:
A Stigma-Free Zone; An African American Grandmother Combats Racial
Hatred; Early Childhood Education in Japan; and, A Refugee's
Childhood in the West Bank.
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