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Lives Across Cultures : Cross-Cultural Human Development

by: Gardiner, Harry W.; Mutter, Jay D.; Kosmitzki, Corinne; Kosmitzki, Corrine

Lives Across Cultures : Cross-Cultural Human Development

by: Gardiner, Harry W.; Mutter, Jay D.; Kosmitzki, Corinne; Kosmitzki, Corrine

ISBN 13:
9780205191826
ISBN 10:
0205191827
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/01/1997
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
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Summary

Appropriate as a supplement for a development course where a cross-cultural approach is emphasized in departments of Psychology and Anthropology. Provides a global and multicultural perspective to human development. Chapter topics are organized chronologically.

FOREWORD

(4)

Walter J. Lonner

PREFACE

XIII

(6)

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

XIX

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION

(22)

What Is Cross-Cultural Human Development?

(1)

Some Important Themes

(13)

A Cross-Cultural Perspective

(4)

An Ecological Systems Approach

(4)

The Developmental Niche

(1)

A Developmental Orientation

(3)

A Chronological-Within-Topics Approach

(1)

Practical Applications

(1)

Design of the Book and Suggestions for Its Use

(1)

Some Cross-Cultural Teasers

(1)

Summary

(1)

Things to Do and Think About

(1)

Further Readings

(2)

CHAPTER TWO CULTURE AND SOCIALIZATION

(32)

What Is Socialization?

(2)

Ecological Systems and the Developmental Niche

(5)

Some Cultural Variations in the Socialization of Behavior

(21)

Infancy

(5)

Childhood

(7)

Adolescence

(4)

Adulthood

(4)

Summary

(1)

Things to Do and Think About

(1)

Further Readings

(2)

CHAPTER THREE CULTURAL ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

(24)

Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Physical Development

(21)

The Prenatal Period

(3)

Infancy and Early Childhood

(8)

Middle Childhood

(3)

Adolescence

(2)

Early and Middle Adulthood

(1)

Later Adulthood

(3)

Summary

(1)

Things to Do and Think About

(1)

Further Readings

(1)

CHAPTER FOUR CULTURE AND COGNITION

(24)

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

(3)

Core Structures

(2)

Evaluation of Piaget's Theory

(1)

Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory of Development

(4)

Core Structures

(1)

Evaluation of Vygotsky's Theory

(1)

Some Cultural Variations in Cognition

(13)

Infancy

(3)

Childhood

(5)

Adolescence

(1)

Early Adulthood

(1)

Middle and Later Adulthood

(3)

Summary

100

(1)

Things to Do and Think About

101

(1)

Further Readings

102

(1)

CHAPTER FIVE CULTURE, SELF, AND PERSONALITY

103

(30)

Infancy and Temperament

104

(8)

Temperament and the Developmental Niche

105

(1)

Temperament and "Goodness of Fit"

106

(3)

Individual Temperament Within Different Cultural Contexts

109

(3)

Childhood and the Emergence of the Self-Concept

112

(1)

Cultural Views of the Individual

112

(2)

Individualism and Collectivism in a Balinese Village

112

(1)

Personhood in China, Japan, and the United States

113

(1)

Cultural Views of the Self as a Person

114

(4)

Culture-Specific Aspects of Self

115

(1)

The Self in Buddhism

115

(3)

Content and Context of the Self-Concept

118

(4)

Self-Esteem

120

(1)

Methodological Issues

121

(1)

Adolescence: Threshold to the Adult World

122

(3)

Identity Formation

123

(2)

Adulthood and Aging: A Time of Stability and Change

125

(5)

Social Clocks

125

(5)

Life Themes

130

(1)

Summary

130

(1)

Things to Do and Think About

131

(1)

Further Readings

132

(1)

CHAPTER SIX CULTURE AND ISSUES OF SEX AND GENDER

133

(30)

Differences Between the Genders

135

(2)

Theoretical Perspectives on Gender Differences

137

(7)

Biological Perspectives

137

(1)

Evolutionary Perspectives

138

(1)

Socialization and Learning Perspectives

139

(5)

Infancy and Childhood

144

(6)

Gender Socialization

144

(1)

Cultural Influences on Female and Male Socialization

145

(3)

Gender Relationships in Childhood

148

(2)

Adolescence

150

(3)

Markers of Sexual Maturation

150

(1)

Sexual Activity and Cultural Taboos

151

(2)

Early and Middle Adulthood

153

(6)

Cultural Views of Marriage and Other Long-Term Relationships

153

(2)

Status and the Division of Labor Within the Family

155

(1)

Division of Labor in the Work Force

156

(1)

Gender Relations in Social Status, Religion, and Public Policy

157

(2)

Later Adulthood and Old Age

159

(2)

Divorce and Widowhood

159

(1)

Gender Roles and Status in Old Age

160

(1)

Summary

161

(1)

Things to Do and Think About

162

(1)

Further Readings

162

(1)

CHAPTER SEVEN CULTURE AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

163

(30)

Infancy

164

(7)

Child-Caretaker Relationships and Attachment Patterns

164

(7)

Childhood

171

(10)

Peer Culture and Social Relationships

172

(4)

Moral Development and Prosocial Orientation

176

(5)

Adolescence

181

(6)

Social Identity Formation

181

(2)

Influence of Family and Peers

183

(2)

Cultural Influences

185

(2)

Adulthood and Aging

187

(3)

Developmental Tasks in Middle and Later Adulthood

188

(1)

Work and Leisure in Middle Adulthood

188

(2)

Social Support and Well-Being in Later Adulthood

190

(1)

Summary

190

(1)

Things to Do and Think About

191

(1)

Further Readings

192

(1)

CHAPTER EIGHT THE FAMILY IN CULTURAL CONTEXT

193

(30)

Cultural Variations in the Family Life Cycle

194

(5)

Mate Selection

194

(2)

Marriage

196

(3)

The Birth Process Across Cultures

199

(4)

The Ecology of Birth

199

(4)

The Transition to Parenthood

203

(1)

Infancy and Childhood

203

(6)

Parental Belief Systems

204

(2)

Mothering

206

(2)

Fathering

208

(1)

Adolescence

209

(4)

The Ecological Systems Approach and Adolescence

210

(2)

Cross-Cultural Differences in Adolescent Peer Relationships

212

(1)

Adulthood and Aging

213

(7)

Grandparenthood

213

(5)

Caring for the Elderly

218

(2)

The Changing Context of Families

220

(1)

Summary

220

(1)

Things to Do and Think About

221

(1)

Further Readings

222

(1)

CHAPTER NINE CULTURE AND HEALTH

223

(30)

Medical Diagnosis Across Cultures

224

(4)

Infancy and Childhood

228

(3)

Problem Births: Premature and Low-Birth-Weight Infants

228

(1)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

229

(1)

Parental Beliefs About Caring for Infants and Children

230

(1)

Adolescence

231

(7)

Eating Disorders

233

(3)

Culture and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

236

(1)

Culture and Adolescent Drug Use

237

(1)

Early and Middle Adulthood

238

(8)

Transition to Maturity

239

(1)

Acculturation and Adaptation

240

(3)

Other Health Issues

243

(3)

Later Adulthood

246

(3)

Disease and Premature Aging

246

(1)

Cultural Views on Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

247

(1)

Cultural Beliefs About Caring for the Elderly

248

(1)

Summary

249

(1)

Things to Do and Think About

250

(1)

Further Readings

251

(2)

CHAPTER TEN LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

253

(22)

Looking Back: A Review of Major Themes and Theories

254

(9)

Ecological Systems Approach

254

(2)

Developmental Niche

256

(1)

Vygotsky's Cultural-Historical Theory

257

(2)

Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory

259

(1)

Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development and Gilligan's Critique

260

(2)

Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development

262

(1)

Interpreting Theory in and out of Cultural Context

263

(3)

Multicultural Awareness and Cultural Identity

266

(6)

Some Final Thoughts

272

(3)

REFERENCES

275

(46)

AUTHOR INDEX

321

(5)

SUBJECT INDEX

326

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