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

Distinguished Authors Detail Cross-cultural Issues Affecting Youngsters, Including Parenting Practices, Gender Role Socialization, Risk And Resilience In Childhood, And More. The Text Challenges Existing Beliefs About Childhood Development, Offers Current Research On Childrearing And Socialization Practices In Diverse Cultures, And Examines Social And Educational Policies As They Relate To Children And Adolescents. Socialization Practices Within Families, Communities, And Educational Settings Are Included. This Volume, Which Includes Both Field-based And Experimental Research, Will Appeal To Practitioners, Scholars, And Students In The Fields Of Child Psychology, Cross-cultural Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, Child And Family Studies, And Social Work. In This Book, The Authors Detail Cross-cultural Issues Affecting Youngsters, Including Parenting Practices, Gender Role Socialization, Risk And Resilience In Childhood, And More. The Text Challenges Existing Beliefs About Childhood Development, Offers Current Research On Childrearing And Socialization Practices In Diverse Cultures, And Examines Social And Educational Policies As They Relate To Children And Adolescents. Socialization Practices Within Families, Communities, And Educational Settings Are Included. --from Publisher's Description. The Cross-cultural Study Of Human Development : An Opinionated Historical Introduction / Uwe P. Gielen -- Cross-cultural Research On Childhood / Xinyin Chen And Violet Kaspar -- All The World's Children : The Impact Of Global Demographic Trends And Economic Disparities / Uwe P. Gielen And Oksana Chumachenko -- Literacy Development In Global Perspective : A Research And Policy Approach / Daniel A. Wagner -- Social Contexts Of Weaning : The Importance Of Cross-cultural Studies / Hillary N. Fouts -- Challenging Expert Knowledge : Findings From An African Study Of Infant Care And Development / Robert A. Levine -- Competence And Satisfaction In Parenting Young Children : An Ecological, Multivariate Comparison Of Expressions And Sources Of Self-evaluation In The United States And Argentina / Marc H. Bornstein ... [et Al.] -- Gender Roles In Childhood And Adolescence / Deborah L. Best -- Sibling Interactions / Ashley E. Maynard -- Adoelscents In The Developing World / Judith L. Gibbons -- Adolescence In The Twenty-first Century : A Worldwide Survey / Jeffrey Jensen Arnett -- The Adaptation And Acculturation Of Children From Immigrant Families / Andrew J. Fuligni -- Factors Tied To The Schooling Of Children Of English-speaking Caribbean Immigrants In The United States / Jaipaul Roopnarine, Pauline F. Bynow, And Ronald Singh -- The Acquisition Of English And Maintenance Of First Language By Immigrant Children And Adolescents In North America / Gisela Jia -- The Changing Developmental Dynamics Of Children In Particularly Difficult Circumstances : Examples Of Street And War-traumatized Children / Lewis Aptekar -- Cross-cultural Perspectives On Developmental Psychopathology / Thomas M. Achenbach -- Cross-cultural Human Development : Following The Yellow Brick Road In Search Of New Approaches For The Twenty-first Century / Harry W. Gardiner. Edited By Uwe P. Gielen And Jaipaul Roopnarine. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [443]-457 And Index. Our new global society requires a new global science of human development.