Introduction to Childhood Anthropological Perspectives on Children's Lives

Name: Introduction to Childhood Anthropological Perspectives on Children's Lives
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ISBN: 9781405125901

ISBN-10: 140512590X

ISBN-13: 9781405125901

Edition: 2009

Authors: Heather Montgomery

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In An Introduction to Childhood, Heather Montgomery examines the role children have played within anthropology, how they have been studied by anthropologists and how they have been portrayed and analyzed in ethnographic monographs over the last one hundred and fifty years. Offers a comprehensive overview of childhood from an anthropological perspective Draws upon a wide range of examples and evidence from different geographical areas and belief systems Synthesizes existing literature on the anthropology of childhood, while providing a fresh perspective Engages students with illustrative ethnographies to illuminate key topics and themes

Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/20/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Childhood within Anthropology


Introduction


Children: The First Primitives


Culture and Personality


Cross-Cultural Studies of Child-Rearing


Children in British Anthropology


The Gendered Child


Child-Centered Anthropology


Conclusion



What is a Child?


Introduction


Childhood as a Modern Idea: The Influence of Philippe Aries


Conceptualizations of Childhood


Children as Incompetent or Subordinate


Children as Equals


Children as a Means of Forming Families and Giving Status


Children as an Economic Investment


Unwanted and Nonhuman Children


Conclusion



The Beginning of Childhood


Introduction


Fetuses


Spirit Children


Reincarnation


Anomalies


Conclusion



Family, Friends, and Peers


Introduction


The Role of Parents


Adoption and Fosterage


Children outside the Family


Siblings


Friends and Peer Groups


Conclusion



Talking, Playing, and Working


Introduction


Learning Language


Children and Play


Work or Play?


Conclusion



Discipline, Punishment, and Abuse


Introduction


Discipline and Punishment in the Western Tradition


Physical Punishment


Alternatives to Physical Punishment


Who Can Punish Children?


Child Abuse


Conclusion



Children and Sexuality


Introduction


Anthropology, Sexuality, and Childhood


Children and Sex: The Influence of Freud


Incest and Abuse


Ethnographies of Children and Sexuality


Child Prostitution


Conclusion



Adolescence and Initiation


Introduction


What is Adolescence?


Adolescence and Globalization


Initiation


Initiation: A Psychological Approach


Initiation and Education


Initiation and Gender


Initiation: The End of Childhood?


Conclusion


Conclusion


Bibliography


Index