Culture and human development
Subtitle: the selected papers of John Whiting
By: edited by Eleanor Hollenberg Chasdi.
Contributors: Chasdi, Eleanor Hollenberg.
Series: Publication of the Society of Psychological Anthropology ;; 6; Publications of the Society for Psychological Anthropology ;; 6.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Whiting, John Wesley Mayhew, 1908-; Ethnopsychology.; Child rearing -- Cross-cultural studies.
Description: John Whining 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 behavior 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 anthropology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-345) and index.