The Cultural Nature of Human Development [Hardcover]

Barbara Rogoff (Author)

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Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; REP edition (Jan 15 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195131339
ISBN-13: 978-0195131338
Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.8 x 3 cm
Shipping Weight: 739 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #261,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Barbara Rogoff's new book is an excellent compilation of the last three or four decades of work by anthropologists and human developmentalists who study the cultural processes inherent in human development. ... highly recommended for scholars of human development and their advanced students." --Anthropology and Education Quarterly

"This book functions at two levels, with both effectively coordinated with one another: a rare achievement. On the one hand, it takes up - and presents in a new light - topics of concern to anyone interested in developmental questions... On the other, it takes up - and again presents in a new light - topics that have more been the explicit concern of scholars interested in cultural perspectives." Human Development

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Three-year-old Kwara'ae children in Oceania act as caregivers of their younger siblings, but in the UK, it is an offense to leave a child under age 14 ears without adult supervision. In the Efe community in Zaire, infants routinely use machetes with safety and some skill, although U.S. middle-class adults often do not trust young children with knives. What explains these marked differences in the capabilities of these children? Until recently, traditional understandings of human development held that a child's development is universal and that children have characteristics and skills that develop independently of cultural processes. Barbara Rogoff argues, however, that human development must be understood as a cultural process, not simply a biological or psychological one. Individuals develop as members of a community, and their development can only be fully understood by examining the practices and circumstances of their communities.

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Amazon.com: 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Culturally Complicated, But Brilliant, Feb 4 2006

By Reginald Williams - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: The Cultural Nature of Human Development (Hardcover)

Rogoff's acclaimed concepts about how human development and culture naturally intertwine unfold in a highly intricate matter within this text.

Like Jerome Bruner, her prose can overpopulate itself with too many techy terms for the average educator; however, if you can push through the woods of her thick style, you will uncover many truths about culture.

As she puts forth, culture springs from the natural progression of social history and interaction. Each culture possesses its own scripts and nuances on what exists as "typical" development.

I invite anyone to delve into her mind.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars great book., Dec 24 2011

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I have this for a text book but it such a great read... I love when teachers use books that are not classic text books. This book was great to read and very well balanced.

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars good insight, Sep 25 2005

By R. Anderson - Published on Amazon.com

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rogoff does well...very interesting research that has great depth. she brings very compelling information to the table.

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