Acquiring Culture (Psychology Revivals): Cross Cultural Studies in Child Development

Until the 70s and 80s anthropologists studying different cultures had mainly confined themselves to the behaviour and idea systems of adults. Psychologists, on the other hand, working mainly in Europe and America, had studied child development in their own settings and simply assumed the universality of their findings. Thus both disciplines had largely ignored a crucial problem area: the way in which children from birth onwards learn to become competent members of their culture. This process, which has been called 'the quintessential human adaptation', constitutes the theme of this volume, originally published in 1988.

Author: Gustav Jahoda
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 06/07/2016
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9781138849457