Anthropology of Learning in Childhood

David F. Lancy is professor of anthropology at Utah State University. John Bock is professor of anthropology at California State University, Fullerton. Suzanne Gaskins is professor of psychology at Northeastern Illinois University.

David Lancy, John Bock, and Suzanne Gaskins have assembled an outstanding set of essays on what children around the world learn, how they learn it, and the many people involved in that learning. This book will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, educators, and all those interested in a broader cross-cultural perspective on these critical issues for understanding children and childhood.

• Chapter 1. Putting Learning in Context Chapter 2. An Evolutionary Perspective on Learning in Social, Cultural, and Ecological Context Chapter 3. The Cross-Cultural Study of Children's Learning and Socialization: A Short History Chapter 4. Parental Ethnotheories of Children's Learning Chapter 5. Learning through Observation in Daily Life Chapter 6. Work, Play, and Learning Chapter 7. The Role of Adults in Children's Learning Chapter 8. Learning from Other Children Chapter 9. Learning in Schools Chapter 10. Learning Communicative Competence Chapter 11. Learning Morality Chapter 12. Learning Gender Roles Chapter 13. Skill Learning For Survival in Non-Human Primates Chapter 14. Learning the Environment Chapter 15. Learning to Hunt Chapter 16. Learning In and From the Past Chapter 17. Learning on the Streets: Peer Socialization in Adverse Environments Chapter 18. Children's Learning in New Settings