This Element compares the nature of childhood in four representative societies differing in their subsistence activities: bands of Australian hunter-gatherers, Tibetan nomadic pastoralists, peasants and farmers residing in Maya villages and towns, and South Korean students growing up in a digital information society. In addition, the Element traces a variety of intertwined global changes that have led to sharply reduced child mortality rates, shrinking family sizes, contested gender roles, increased marriage ages, long-term enrollment of children (especially girls in educational institutions), and the formation of 'glocal' identities.
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1. Introduction; 2. Children's lives in four contrasting types of societies; 3. Comparing families, children, and adolescents in four types of evolving societies; 4. Global changes in childhood and adolescence; 5. Conclusion: childhoods and identities in motion.
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Compares the nature of childhood in four representative societies differing in their subsistence activities.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781108461634
Publisert
2018-12-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
172 gr
Høyde
230 mm
Bredde
150 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
75