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1 online resource (206 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 The Sociocultural, Political, and Economic Context of Malnutrition and Child Development in Guatemala; Introduction; A History of Social and Political Inequality; Economic Practices of Land Tenure and Commodization of Food; Ladinoization and Cultural Change; Women, Development, and Malnutrition; Migration and Urbanization in Guatemala City; The Earthquake and Community Formation; 2 An Ecological Approach to the Study of the Environments of the Urban Poor |
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Interpreting the Growth of Children from the Developing WorldThe Growth and Development of the Children of El Progreso; Physical Growth, Mental Development, and Academic Achievement; Environment and Heredity in the Growth and Development of the Children of El Progreso; Unsolved Problems; 3 An Urban Ethnography of El Progreso; Physical Environment; Ethnicity and Migration; Family and Social Structure; Practices of Daily Life; The Local Economy; Health and Nutrition; 4 Patterns of Socioeconomic Variability and Home Stimulation; The Socioeconomic Questionnaire; Characteristics of the Mothers |
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Characteristics of the FathersEconomic Characteristics; An Index of Socioeconomic Status; Household Correlates of Socioeconomic Status; Home Stimulation Scores; Socioeconomic Status and Home Scores; Discussion; 5 Physical Growth and Nutritional Status of the Children of El Progreso; Growth Status at One Year of Age; Velocities of Growth; Canalization of Growth; Comparison to Other Studies; Comparison to Other Guatemalan Samples; Discussion; 6 The Socioeconomic Context of Physical Growth in El Progreso; Longitudinal Analysis; Cross-Sectional Analysis; Growth and the Components of SES |
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Discussion7 The Ecology of Mental Development and School Performance; WISC Scores; Associations Between Mental Development and the Environment; Schooling and Academic Achievement; Methodological Issues; School Attendance; Factors Associated with Achievement; Discussion; 8 The Domestic Economy of Malnutrition; Introduction; The Household; Economic Realities: Income, Expenditures, and Debt; Strategies for Survival; Positive Deviance; 9 Strategies for Change; Appendix: Study Design; References |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429695681 |
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0429695683 |
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