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Childhood
. Ed(S): Meehan, Courtney L.; Crittenden, Alyssa N.
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Paperback. This collection is the first to specifically address our current understanding of the evolution of human childhood, which in turn significantly affects our interpretations of the evolution of family formation, social organization, cultural transmission, cognition, ontogeny, and the physical and socioemotional needs of children. Editor(s): Meehan, Courtney L.; Crittenden, Alyssa N. Series: Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 halftones, 6 charts, 10 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHMC; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 568.
This collection is the first to specifically address our current understanding of the evolution of human childhood, which in turn significantly affects our interpretations of the evolution of family formation, social organization, cultural transmission, cognition, ontogeny, and the physical and socioemotional needs of children. Moreover, the importance of studying the evolution of childhood has begun to extend beyond academic modeling and into real-world applications for maternal and child health and well-being in contemporary populations around the world. Combined, the chapters show that what we call childhood is culturally variable yet biologically based and has been critical to the evolutionary success ... Read more
This collection is the first to specifically address our current understanding of the evolution of human childhood, which in turn significantly affects our interpretations of the evolution of family formation, social organization, cultural transmission, cognition, ontogeny, and the physical and socioemotional needs of children. Moreover, the importance of studying the evolution of childhood has begun to extend beyond academic modeling and into real-world applications for maternal and child health and well-being in contemporary populations around the world. Combined, the chapters show that what we call childhood is culturally variable yet biologically based and has been critical to the evolutionary success ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Advanced Seminar Series
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826357007
SKU
V9780826357007
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About . Ed(S): Meehan, Courtney L.; Crittenden, Alyssa N.
Courtney L. Meehan is an associate professor of anthropology at Washington State University, USA. She is a contributor to Attachment Reconsidered: Cultural Perspectives on a Western Theory and Different Faces of Attachment: Cultural Variations of a Universal Human Need. Alyssa N. Crittenden is a Lincy Foundation assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA. She ... Read more
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