Hunter-gatherer childhoods : evolutionary, developmental, and cultural perspectives /
Contributor(s): Hewlett, Barry S | Lamb, Michael E
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Series: Evolutionary foundations of human behavior: Publisher: Hawthorne, N.Y. : Aldine de Gruyter, 2004Edition: 1st edition.Description: 467 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 0202307484; 9780202307480:; 9780202307480; 0202307492; 9780202307497.Subject(s): Hunting and gathering societies -- Cross-cultural studies | Children -- Cross-cultural studies | Child development -- Cross-cultural studiesDDC classification: 306.364 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 306.364 HEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Lost Checked out | 21/05/2020 | 0065373 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Theoretical and conceptual issues -- Why does childhood exist? -- Who cares for hunter-gatherer children? -- Social-emotional, cognitive, and motor development -- Culture change and future research.
This landmark collection of original papers bridges critical gaps in our understanding of the lives, feelings, and development of hunter-gather children. Top researchers provide provocative theoretical frameworks and rich ethnographic details from recent child-focused research.