Culture and human development : the selected papers of John Whiting

John Whiting is a leading figure in psychological anthropology and one of the pioneers in the development of systematic cross-cultural research. His work is interdisciplinary, and he draws mainly upon the fields of anthropology, psychoanalysis, and learning and behaviour theory. This book, first published in 1993, includes some of his most influential articles on culture and human development, as well as a comprehensive autobiographical essay. Roy D'Andrade's introduction assesses the unique contributions of John Whiting and locates his work within the contemporary currents of psychological research.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: John Whiting and anthropologyRoy G. D'Andrade

Fifty years as a behavioral scientist: autobiographical notesJohn W. M. Whiting

Part I Theory and Methods

Introduction

1 Contributions of anthropology to the methods of studying child rearing withB. B. Whiting

2 The cross-cultural method

3 A model for psychocultural research

Part II Environment and History

Introduction

4 Environmental constraints on infant care practices

5 The learning of values withE. H. Chasdi and H. F. Antonovsky and B. C. Ayres

Part III Moral Development

Introduction

6 Sorcery, sin, and the superego: a cross-cultural study of some mechanisms of social control

7 Resource meditation and learning by identification

Part IV Gender Development: Introduction

8 The absent father and cross-sex identity withR. V. Burton

9 Effects of climate on certain cultural practices

10 Male sex-role resolutions withR. L. Monroe and R. H. Monroe

Part V Development of Social Behavior

Introduction

11 Altruistic and egoistic behavior in six cultures withB. B. Whiting

12 The duration of maidenhood across cultures withV. K. Burbank and M. S. Ratner

13 Social change in adolescent sexual behavior, mate selection, and premarital pregnancy rates in a Kikuyu community withC. M. Worthman

Bibliography

Complete bibliography of John W. M. Whiting's work

Index

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Summary

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