John Whiting, Whiting John

Culture and Human Development

The Selected Papers of John Whiting
Herausgeber: Chasdi, Eleanor Hollenberg

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A collection of essays by John Whiting, a leading figure in psychological anthropology and a pioneer in the development of systematic cross-cultural research.

John Whiting is a leading figure in psychological anthropology and one of the pioneers in the development of systematic cross-cultural research. His work is interdisciplinary, and he draws mainly upon the fields of anthropology, psychoanalysis, and learning and behaviour theory. This book includes some of his most influential articles on culture and human development, as well as a comprehensive autobiographical essay. Roy D'Andrade's introduction assesses the unique contributions of John Whiting and locates his work within the contemporary currents of psychological research.

Review quote:
'Psychologists keen to escape the confines of a narrow laboratory approach to the study of human behaviour should find this volume offers a window to an almost forgotten enterprise relevant to their contemporary concerns.' Times Higher Education Supplement

Table of contents:
List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: John Whiting and anthropology Roy G. D'Andrade; Fifty years as a behavioral scientist: autobiographical notes John W. M. Whiting; Part I. Theory and Methods: Introduction; 1. Contributions of anthropology to the methods of studying child rearing with B. B. Whiting; 2. The cross-cultural method; 3. A model for psychocultural research; Part II. Environment and History: Introduction; 4. Environmental constraints on infant care practices; 5. The learning of values with E. H. Chasdi, H. F. Antonovsky and B. C. Ayres; Part III. Moral Development: Introduction; 6. Sorcery, sin, and the superego: a cross-cultural study of some mechanisms of social control; 7. Resource meditation and learning by identification; Part IV. Gender Development: Introduction; 8. The absent father and cross-sex identity with R. V. Burton; 9. Effects of climate on certain cultural practices; 10. Male sex-role resolutions with R. L. Monroe and R. H. Monroe; Part V. Development of Social Behavior: Introduction; 11. Altruistic and egoistic behavior in six cultures with B. B. Whiting; 12. The duration of maidenhood across cultures with V. K. Burbank and M. S. Ratner; 13. Social change in adolescent sexual behavior, mate selection, and premarital pregnancy rates in a Kikuyu community with C. M. Worthman; Bibliography; Complete bibliography of John W. M. Whiting's work; Index.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 609g
• ISBN-13: 9780521028066
• ISBN-10: 052102806X
• Artikelnr.: 21147096

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: John Whiting and anthropology Roy G. D'Andrade
Fifty years as a behavioral scientist: autobiographical notes John W. M. Whiting
Part I. Theory and Methods: Introduction
1. Contributions of anthropology to the methods of studying child rearing with B. B. Whiting
2. The cross-cultural method
3. A model for psychocultural research
Part II. Environment and History: Introduction
4. Environmental constraints on infant care practices
5. The learning of values with E. H. Chasdi, H. F. Antonovsky and B. C. Ayres
Part III. Moral Development: Introduction
6. Sorcery, sin, and the superego: a cross-cultural study of some mechanisms of social control
7. Resource meditation and learning by identification
Part IV. Gender Development: Introduction
8. The absent father and cross-sex identity with R. V. Burton
9. Effects of climate on certain cultural practices
10. Male sex-role resolutions with R. L. Monroe and R. H. Monroe
Part V. Development of Social Behavior: Introduction
11. Altruistic and egoistic behavior in six cultures with B. B. Whiting
12. The duration of maidenhood across cultures with V. K. Burbank and M. S. Ratner
13. Social change in adolescent sexual behavior, mate selection, and premarital pregnancy rates in a Kikuyu community with C. M. Worthman
Bibliography
Complete bibliography of John W. M. Whiting's work
Index.