Montgomery, Heather
(2009).
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Abstract
This article describes the history of childhood studies within anthropology. Taking the nineteenth century as its starting point, it looks at how children have been used by anthropologists in a variety of ways to further their understandings of society and culture. It examines various modes of thought within anthropology, all of which explicitly use ideas about childhood to discuss topics such as the relationship between primitive and childish thought and the evolution of humankind. It then examines the importance of studies of child-rearing practices within anthropology before finally considering the move towards child-centred anthropology and the recognition of children as active informants and meaning makers. It concludes with an examination of the common ground shared by those who study childhood in the past and those who do so in the present.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2009 Unknown |
| ISSN: | 1758-5716 |
| Keywords: | anthropology; history of childhood studies; evolutionary anthropology; socialisation; child-centred anthropology |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) Childhood Studies |
| Item ID: | 21372 |
| Depositing User: | Colin Smith |
| Date Deposited: | 21 May 2010 12:23 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2016 05:17 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/21372 |
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