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050 00 $aDT433.545.G86$bC55 1994
082 00 $a305.23/1/096762$220
245 00 $aChild care and culture :$blessons from Africa /$cRobert A. LeVine [and others].
260 $aCambridge [England] ;$aNew York, NY :$bCambridge University Press,$c1994.
263 $a9404
300 $ax, 346 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aForeword / Urie Bronfenbrenner -- Pt. I. African infancy: Frameworks for understanding. 1. The comparative study of child care. 2. Infant care in sub-Saharan Africa -- Pt. II. Parenthood among the Gusii of Kenya. 3. Gusii culture: A person-centered perspective. 4. Gusii fertility, marriage, and family. 5. Pregnancy and birth -- Pt. III. Infant care and development in a Gusii community. 6. Infant care: Cultural norms and interpersonal environment. 7. Survival and health: Priorities for early development. 8. Communication and social learning during infancy. 9. Variations in infant interaction: Illustrative cases -- Pt. IV. Interpretations. 10. Early child development in an African context: Comparative lessons -- Appendix A Fieldwork procedures: Initial phases and planning -- Appendix B Coding categories for spot observations -- Appendix C Blankhart Nutrition Questionnaire -- Appendix D Temperament Assessment Method -- Appendix E Coding categories for narrative observations.
505 0 $aAppendix F Coding categories for face-to-face interaction -- Appendix G Coding categories for maternal teaching task -- Appendix H Supplementary tables.
520 $aChild Care and Culture examines parenthood, infancy, and early childhood in an African community, raising provocative questions about "normal" child care. Comparing the Gusii people of Kenya with the American white middle class, the authors show how divergent cultural priorities create differing conditions for early childhood development.
520 8 $aGusii mothers, who bear ten children on average, focus on goals of survival during infancy and compliance during early childhood, following a cultural model of maternal behavior for achieving these goals. Their practices are successful in a local context but diverge sharply from those considered normal or optimal in North America and Europe, especially in terms of cognitive stimulation, social engagement, emotional arousal, verbal responsiveness, and emotional support for exploration and conversation.
520 8 $aCombining the perspectives of social anthropology, pediatrics, and developmental psychology, the authors demonstrate how child care customs can be responsive to varied socioeconomic, demographic, and cultural conditions without inflicting harm on children.
650 0 $aChildren, Gusii$zKenya$zKisii District.
650 0 $aWomen, Gusii$xFamily relationships$zKenya$zKisii District.
650 0 $aChild rearing$zKenya$zKisii District$vCross-cultural studies.
650 0 $aSocialization$zKenya$zKisii District$vCross-cultural studies.
650 0 $aChild rearing$zMassachusetts$zBoston$vCross-cultural studies.
650 0 $aSocialization$zMassachusetts$zBoston$vCross-cultural studies.
700 1 $aLeVine, Robert A.$q(Robert Alan),$d1932-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50049118
852 00 $boff,glx$hDT433.545.G86$iC55 1994