Culture and human development
Subtitle: the importance of cross-cultural research to the social sciences
By: [compiled by] Wolfgang Friedlmeier, Pradeep Chakkarath, and Beate Schwarz.
Contributors: Friedlmeier, Wolfgang, 1960-; Chakkarath, P. 1960-; Schwarz, Beate.
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Hove, East Sussex; N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
Subjects: Developmental psychology -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses.; Ethnopsychology -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: "Focusing on the relationship between culture and human development, this timely book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of key developmental processes. It combines psychological and sociological approaches with cross-cultural research to examine phenomena such as the transfer of culture between generations and the universality of attachment theory." "This book will be essential reading for anyone studying or researching in cultural psychology, cross-cultural psychology, acculturation or behavioral development. It will also prove an invaluable source of information for anyone interested in sociology and the social sciences in general."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.