E-Book, Englisch, 245 Seiten
Reihe: Social Sciences (R0)
Lancy Anthropological Perspectives on Children as Helpers, Workers, Artisans, and Laborers
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-137-53351-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 245 Seiten
Reihe: Social Sciences (R0)
ISBN: 978-1-137-53351-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The study of childhood in academia has been dominated by a mono-cultural or WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) perspective. Within the field of anthropology, however, a contrasting and more varied view is emerging. While the phenomenon of children as workers is ephemeral in WEIRD society and in the literature on child development, there is ample cross-cultural and historical evidence of children making vital contributions to the family economy. Children's 'labor' is of great interest to researchers, but widely treated as extra-cultural-an aberration that must be controlled. Work as a central component in children's lives, development, and identity goes unappreciated. Anthropological Perspectives on Children as Helpers, Workers, Artisans, and Laborers aims to rectify that omission by surveying and synthesizing a robust corpus of material, with particular emphasis on two prominent themes: the processes involved in learning to work and the interaction between ontogeny and children's roles as workers.
David F. Lancy is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Utah State University, USA.
