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Full-Text Articles in Psychology
Teaching: Natural Or Cultural?, David F. Lancy
Teaching: Natural Or Cultural?, David F. Lancy
Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications
In this chapter I argue that teaching, as we now understand the term, is historically and cross-culturally very rare. It appears to be unnecessary to transmit culture or to socialize children. Children are, on the other hand, primed by evolution to be avid observers, imitators, players and helpers—roles that reveal the profoundly autonomous and self-directed nature of culture acquisition (Lancy in press a). And yet, teaching is ubiquitous throughout the modern world—at least among the middle to upper class segment of the population. This ubiquity has led numerous scholars to argue for the universality and uniqueness of teaching as a …
Why Anthropology Of Childhood? A Short History Of An Emerging Discipline, David F. Lancy
Why Anthropology Of Childhood? A Short History Of An Emerging Discipline, David F. Lancy
Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications
The paper has four goals: to refute the claim that anthropologists have not studied childhood; to provide a cursory history of the field; to provide an organizational schema for reviewing the literature in the field and; to suggest a strategy for future scholarship in the anthropology of childhood.
Unmasking Children's Agency, David F. Lancy
Unmasking Children's Agency, David F. Lancy
Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications
The goal of this paper is to identify (unmask) and critique the movement to promote children’s agency as a cornerstone of research, care, education and intervention with children. The article makes a case that this movement is harmful to a scientific approach to the study of childhood, distorts or ignores key understandings of the evolution of childhood and culture. The article demonstrates that the agency movement is ethnocentric, classist and hegemonic representing the dominance of contemporary bourgeoisie child-rearing. It imposes a single, privileged ethnotheory of childhood upon the diverse societies of the world with alternative ethnotheories and practices. Lastly, the …
“Getting Noticed”: Middle Childhood Incross-Cultural Perspective, David F. Lancy, M. Annette Grove
“Getting Noticed”: Middle Childhood Incross-Cultural Perspective, David F. Lancy, M. Annette Grove
Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications
Although rarely named, the majority of societies in the ethnographic record demarcate a period between early childhood and adolescence. Prominent signs of demarcation are: for the first time, pronounced gender separation in fact and in role definition; increased freedom of movement for boys while girls may be bound more tightly to their mothers; and heightened expectations for socially responsible behavior. But, above all, middle childhood is about coming out of the shadows of community life and assuming a distinct, lifetime character. Naming and other rites of passage sometimes acknowledge this transition, but it is, reliably, marked by the assumption or …
The Death Experience: Helping Parents Understand Childhood Grief, Naomi Weeks, Kimber Peart
The Death Experience: Helping Parents Understand Childhood Grief, Naomi Weeks, Kimber Peart
All Current Publications
Children sometimes experience the loss of someone they love or are close to, or may be suffering from a life-threatening illness themselves. This fact sheet provides a brief insight into how to help children cope with death.
Coping With The Loss Of A Child, Naomi Weeks, Kimber Peart
Coping With The Loss Of A Child, Naomi Weeks, Kimber Peart
All Current Publications
Losing a child is a traumatic experience. This fact sheet covers some of the common responses and ways to cope with this loss.
Comment On: Sexualselection, Physical Attractiveness, And Facial Neoteny: Cross-Cultural Evidence And Implications, Bydoug Jones, L. E. Musselman, J. H. Langlois, Lori A. Roggman
Comment On: Sexualselection, Physical Attractiveness, And Facial Neoteny: Cross-Cultural Evidence And Implications, Bydoug Jones, L. E. Musselman, J. H. Langlois, Lori A. Roggman
Human Development and Family Studies Faculty Publications
Jones's paper is an interesting treatise on the importance of physical attractiveness for sexual selection, but several points raised in it are in need of further consideration.
Facts And Feelings Series For Teens, Unknown Unknown
Facts And Feelings Series For Teens, Unknown Unknown
All Archived Publications
Series developed for teens on how to deal with common issues that they face.
Facts And Feelings Series For Parents, Unknown Unknown
Facts And Feelings Series For Parents, Unknown Unknown
All Archived Publications
Packet that gives instructions to parents about talking to teens about common issues they face.