Description: Further DetailsTitle: Childhood in a Sri Lankan VillageCondition: NewSubtitle: Shaping Hierarchy and DesireAuthor: Bambi L. ChapinFormat: HardbackISBN-10: 0813561663EAN: 9780813561660ISBN: 9780813561660Publisher: Rutgers University PressGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social SciencesRelease Date: 06/30/2014Description: Like toddlers all over the world, Sri Lankan children go through a period that in the U.S. is referred to as the “terrible twos.” Yet once they reach elementary school age, they appear uncannily passive, compliant, and undemanding compared to their Western counterparts. Clearly, these children have undergone some process of socialization, but what? Over ten years ago, anthropologist Bambi Chapin traveled to a rural Sri Lankan village to begin answering this question, getting to know the toddlers in the village, then returning to track their development over the course of the following decade. Childhood in a Sri Lankan Village offers an intimate look at how these children, raised on the tenets of Buddhism, are trained to set aside selfish desires for the good of their families and the community. Chapin reveals how this cultural conditioning is carried out through small everyday practices, including eating and sleeping arrangements, yet she also explores how the village’s attitudes and customs continue to evolve with each new generation. Combining penetrating psychological insights with a rigorous observation of larger social structures, Chapin enables us to see the world through the eyes of Sri Lankan children searching for a place within their families and communities. Childhood in a Sri Lankan Village offers a fresh, global perspective on child development and the transmission of culture.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 23mmItem Weight: 540gBook Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood StudiesRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Childhood in a Sri Lankan Village
Title: Childhood in a Sri Lankan Village
Subtitle: Shaping Hierarchy and Desire
ISBN-10: 0813561663
EAN: 9780813561660
ISBN: 9780813561660
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Social Sciences
Release Date: 06/30/2014
Release Year: 2014
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Number of Pages: 230 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Childhood in a Sri Lankan Village : Shaping Hierarchy and Desire
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: Children's Studies, Developmental / Child, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Item Weight: 19 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Bambi L. Chapin
Subject Area: Social Science, Psychology
Item Length: 9 in
Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
