The Anthropology of Childhood
Cherubs, Chattel, Changelings
David F. Lancy
Explore the diverse ways children are raised across cultures and societies with this captivating book. Through anecdotes from ethnography and everyday media, discover the role of children in different structures such as family, reproduction, caretaking, treatment at different ages, play, work, schooling, and transition to adulthood. With an organized developmental approach, this revised edition catalogs over 100 years of anthropological scholarship and references over 750 sources to provide a nuanced and credible look into childhood around the world. Don't miss out on this insightful read!
Publish Date
2008-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
2008-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.24
ISBN
0884754938914
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2018-04-13T17:34:15.000Z
@some_feminist @gm_palmer @benshapiro This is from Lancy’s study guide, a summary of his excellent book. Anyone making claims of “all humans do X” should familiarize themselves with such cross-cultural analyses (but please do not make the naturalistic fallacy when considering these truths). – source