Childhood in a Sri Lankan Village: Shaping Hierarchy and Desire by Bambi L. Chap

Description: Childhood in a Sri Lankan Village by Bambi L. Chapin Offers an intimate look at how children, raised on the tenets of Buddhism, are trained to set aside selfish desires for the good of their families and community. Bambi Chapin reveals how this cultural conditioning is carried out through small everyday practises, including eating and sleeping arrangements, yet she also explores how the villages attitudes and customs continue to evolve with each new generation. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 villages 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. Author Biography BAMBI L. CHAPIN is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Note on Translation and Transliteration 1. Introduction 2. Sri Lanka: Setting the Ethnographic Context 3. Socializing Desire: Demanding Toddlers and Self-Restrained Children 4. Shaping Attachments: Learning Hierarchy at Home 5. Making Sense of Envy: Desire and Relationships in Conflict 6. Engaging with Hierarchy outside the Home: Education and Efforts at Change 7. Culturing People Notes References Index Review "What makes this book so special is that it does not stop at description, as do most ethnographies. It goes on to explain Sinhalese childhood and child rearing, doing so within a well-considered, smartly-deployed psychoanalytic framework." -- Naomi Quinn * professor emerita, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Duke University *"This is a new kind of research on childhood, one that boldly focuses on a few trajectories of enculturation rather than covering a conventional set of contextual categories … Chapin carries this off with remarkable sophistication, skill and humility in a book that should be read by every student in this field." * Ethos *"This is a nuanced and subtle book … I found it enthralling." * Children & Society *"Chapins work is a significant contribution to the anthropology of childhood. It tackles important questions about the meaning of child care practices and patterns." -- Jill E. Korbin * Department of Anthropology and Schubert Center for Child Studies, Case Western Reserve University * Long Description 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. Review Quote "What makes this book so special is that it does not stop at description, as do most ethnographies. It goes on to explain Sinhalese childhood and child rearing, doing so within a well-considered, smartly-deployed psychoanalytic framework." Description for Reader BAMBI L. CHAPIN is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Details ISBN0813561655 Author Bambi L. Chapin Short Title CHILDHOOD IN A SRI LANKAN VILL Publisher Rutgers University Press Language English ISBN-10 0813561655 ISBN-13 9780813561653 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2014 Series Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies Audience Age 18-22 Imprint Rutgers University Press Subtitle Shaping Hierarchy and Desire Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2014-06-30 NZ Release Date 2014-06-30 UK Release Date 2014-06-30 DEWEY 305.23095493 Illustrations 3 tables Pages 230 Publication Date 2014-06-30 Place of Publication New Brunswick NJ Alternative 9780813561660 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education US Release Date 2014-06-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161724749;

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