The Developmental Niche: A Conceptualization at the Interface of Child and Culture.

Super, Charles M.; Harkness, Sara

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Developmental Niche: A Conceptualization at the Interface of Child and Culture.

Super, Charles M.; Harkness, Sara

International Journal of Behavioral Development, v9 n4 p545-69 Dec 1986

Introduces the concept of "developmental niche" as a framework for examining the cultural structuring of child development. Focuses on (1) anthropological perspectives on human development, (2) psychology and the environment, (3) subsystems and other aspects of the developmental niche, and (4) changes which occur in niches as individuals develop. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Anthropology, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Individual Psychology, Research Needs, Social Environment, Systems Approach

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Kenya

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