Playing on the Mother-Ground: Cultural Routines for Children's Development

by David F. Lancy

Book Overview

Theorists of child development, for the most part, have taken white, middle class, Euro-American children as the norm. These "typical" children, however, are exposed to two major enculturating influences that are by no means common across cultures: formal schooling and parents who consciously attempt to serve as teachers at home. Providing an important contribution toward a more universal understanding of child development, this book concentrates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572302151
• ISBN13: 9781572302150
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"