Anthropological Perspectives on Children as Helpers, Workers, Artisans, and Laborers (eBook)

David F. Lancy (Autor)

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2017
XIII, 245 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan US (Verlag)
978-1-137-53351-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The study of childhood in academia has been dominated by a mono-cultural or WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) perspective. Within the field of anthropology, however, a contrasting and more varied view is emerging. While the phenomenon of children as workers is ephemeral in WEIRD society and in the literature on child development, there is ample cross-cultural and historical evidence of children making vital contributions to the family economy. Children's 'labor' is of great interest to researchers, but widely treated as extra-cultural-an aberration that must be controlled. Work as a central component in children's lives, development, and identity goes unappreciated. Anthropological Perspectives on Children as Helpers, Workers, Artisans, and Laborers aims to rectify that omission by surveying and synthesizing a robust corpus of material, with particular emphasis on two prominent themes: the processes involved in learning to work and the interaction between ontogeny and children's roles as workers.

David F. Lancy is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Utah State University, USA.

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The study of childhood in academia has been dominated by a mono-cultural or WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) perspective. Within the field of anthropology, however, a contrasting and more varied view is emerging. While the phenomenon of children as workers is ephemeral in WEIRD society and in the literature on child development, there is ample cross-cultural and historical evidence of children making vital contributions to the family economy. Children's "e;labor"e; is of great interest to researchers, but widely treated as extra-cultural-an aberration that must be controlled. Work as a central component in children's lives, development, and identity goes unappreciated. Anthropological Perspectives on Children as Helpers, Workers, Artisans, and Laborers aims to rectify that omission by surveying and synthesizing a robust corpus of material, with particular emphasis on two prominent themes: the processes involved in learning to work and the interaction between ontogeny and children's roles as workers.

Inhalt

1. Work in Children’s Lives2. From Playing to Working3. Helpers4. Becoming Workers5. Young Artisans6. Children as a Reserve Labor Force7. Children as Laborers8. The Effects of Culture Change on Children’s Work

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.12.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Palgrave Studies on the Anthropology of Childhood and Youth
• Reihe/Serie: Palgrave Studies on the Anthropology of Childhood and Youth
• Zusatzinfo: XIII, 245 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• Schlagworte: adolescence • Agriculture • Education • gender differences • Labor Laws • school
• ISBN-10: 1-137-53351-X / 113753351X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-137-53351-7 / 9781137533517