TY - BOOK AU - Rogoff,Barbara TI - The cultural nature of human development SN - 0195131339 AV - HM686 R735 2003 U1 - 305.231 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Oxford [UK] ;a New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Socialization KW - Child development KW - Cognition and culture KW - Developmental psychology KW - Socialisation KW - Enfants KW - Dâeveloppement KW - Cognition et culture KW - Psychologie du dâeveloppement KW - Kinderen KW - gtt KW - Socialisatie (sociale wetenschappen) KW - Ontwikkeling (psychologie) KW - Cultuurpsychologie KW - Psicologia do desenvolvimento KW - larpcal KW - Cultura KW - Cogniðcäao KW - Socializaðcäao N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-411) and index; Orienting concepts and ways of understanding the cultural nature of human development -- Development as transformation of participation in cultural activities -- Individuals, generations, and dynamic cultural communities -- Child rearing in families and communities -- Developmental transitions in individuals' roles in their communities -- Interdependence and autonomy -- Thinking with the tools and institutions of culture -- Learning through guided participation in cultural endeavors -- Cultural change and relations among communities N2 - "Barbara Rogoff argues that human development must be understood as a cultural process. Individuals develop as participants in their cultural communities, engaging with others in shared endeavors and building on cultural practices of prior generations ... [This book] identifies patterns in the differences and similarities among cultural communities, such as children's opportunities to engage in mature activities of their community or in specialized child-focused activities. The book examines classic aspects of development afresh from a cultural angle--childrearing, social relations, interdependence and autonomy, developmental transitions across the lifespan, gender roles, attachment, and learning and cognitive development"--Dust jacket UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2002010393-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2002010393-t.html UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/stanford/Doc?id=10084747 UR - http://www.myilibrary.com?id=47268 ER -