Childhood and Adolescence: Cross-cultural Perspectives and Applications (Advances in Applied Developmental Psychology) (Advances in Applied Developmental Psychology, 23) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1567506607 ISBN 13: 9781567506600

Publisher: Praeger, 2004

Synopsis

Childhood and Adolescence Authors detail cross-cultural issues affecting youngsters, including parenting practices, gender role socialization, risk and resilience in childhood. The papers challenge existing theories on childhood development, discuss the latest research and examine relevant public policy. Full description

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Review:

"This book demonstrates that developmental psychology has come a long way from the assumed neutrality of "culture free." Everyone who reads this book will recognize the importance of contextualization. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice "This collection presents an overview of recent research by psychologists and anthropologists concerning child and adolescent development across cultures. The contributors address such topics as worldwide changes in children's lives, parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, gender roles and adolescence in industrialized and developing nations."-Reference & Research Book News ?This book demonstrates that developmental psychology has come a long way from the assumed neutrality of "culture free." Everyone who reads this book will recognize the importance of contextualization. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.?-Choice ?This collection presents an overview of recent research by psychologists and anthropologists concerning child and adolescent development across cultures. The contributors address such topics as worldwide changes in children's lives, parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, gender roles and adolescence in industrialized and developing nations.?-Reference & Research Book News

About the Author:

UWE P. GIELEN is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology at St. Francis College in New York City. He is a former President of the Society of Cross-Cultural Research and of the International Council of Psychologists, as well as past Chair of the Psychology Section of the New York Academy of Sciences. He has been Editor of both World Psychology and the International Journal of Group Tensions. He is Co-editor or Co-author of 11 books including International Perspectives on Human Development, Cross-Cultural Topics in Psychology (2nd edition), Psychology in the Arab Countries and a forthcoming volume, Families in Global Perspective. JAIPAUL ROOPNARINE is a Professor of Child Studies at Syracuse University. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 journal articles and book chapters in the areas of developmental psychology and early childhood education.

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1567506607
• ISBN 13: 9781567506600
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 502
• Editor: Roopnarine Jaipaul, Gielen Uwe P.