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Child Care and Culture: Lessons from Africa
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Book Description
Child Care and Culture examines parenthood, infancy, and early childhood in an African community, revealing patterns unanticipated by current theories of child development and raising provocative questions about the concept of "normal" child care. Comparing the Gusii people of Kenya with the American white middle class, the authors show how divergent cultural priorities create differing condition... More
Book Information
PublisherCambridge University Press
BindingPaperback (7 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages380
ISBN-10052157546X
ISBN-13978-0521575461
Publication Date09/13/1996
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About Amy Richman (Author) : Amy Richman is a published author. Published credits of Amy Richman include Child Care and Culture.
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About Constance H. Keefer (Author) : Constance H. Keefer is a published author. Published credits of Constance H. Keefer include Child Care and Culture.
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About M.D. T. Berry Brazelton (Author) : M.D. T. Berry Brazelton is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of M.D. T. Berry Brazelton include Feeding Your Child: The Brazelton Way, Sleep: The Brazelton Way.
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About P. Herbert Leiderman (Author) : P. Herbert Leiderman is a published author. Published credits of P. Herbert Leiderman include Child Care and Culture.
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About Robert A. Levine (Author) : Robert A. Levine is a published author and an editor. Published credits of Robert A. Levine include Anthropology of Childhood: A Cross-Cultural Reader (Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Ant... more
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About Sarah Levine (Author) : Sarah Levine is a published author of young adult books. Published credits of Sarah Levine include Child Care and Culture, Tell It Like It Is: Tough Choices for Today's Teens.
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About Suzanne Dixon (Author) : Suzanne Dixon is a published author. Published credits of Suzanne Dixon include Child Care and Culture.
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