Human Development in Cultural Context

Human Development in Cultural Context
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Publisher : SAGE Publications
Total Pages : 271
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ISBN-10 : 9781452246123
ISBN-13 : 1452246122
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Book Synopsis Human Development in Cultural Context by : A Bame Nsamenang

Download or read book Human Development in Cultural Context written by A Bame Nsamenang and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1992-05-26 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, systematic account of human development which is sensitive to the needs, interests and ecologies of nonwestern cultures and individuals is provided in this unique volume. The importance and value of the sociocultural milieu in shaping the growth and development of children is emphasized, and the author asserts throughout that children do not grow and develop according to the same patterns regardless of culture. The author describes developmental psychology from the perspective of West Africa, demonstrating how the local ecology and the resulting cultural ideology lead to differing ways in which children are conceptualized and socialized, and in turn how they develop. While much of his case material is from


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