"Give me my child" : an ethnographic introduction to the power of age in Marshallese social life -- What is age and where does it come from? : A theoretical analysis of age and language socialization -- On the road : how to get out of giving to adults -- "Give me my food" : how to avoid giving to another child and produce relative age -- Aged agency : what children can do that adults cannot (and vice versa) -- Socializing age differences
Summary
Talking Like Children is a series of captivating stories that show how age comes to be. Elise Berman analyzes adoption negotiations, efforts to keep food, and debates about supposed child abuse. In these situations, age differences emerge through the decisions people make, the emotions they feel, and the power they gain
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-197) and index
