1. Introduction: biosocial research on children / Catherine Panter-Brick -- 2. Evolutionary and biological aspects of childhood / Barry Bogin -- 3. From the child's point of view: issues in the social construction of childhood / Allison James -- 4. Biological anthropology and child health: context, process and outcome / Catherine Panter-Brick -- 5. Child psychology and anthropology: an environmental view / Robert A. Levine -- 6. The meeting of nature and nurture and the development of children: some conclusions / Martin Richards
Summary
This unique book presents reviews of childhood from 4 major areas of interest: human evolution, sociology/social anthropology, bio-medical anthropology and developmental psychology, to form a cross-cultural understanding of childhood