1st Edition

Cultures of Infancy

By Heidi Keller Copyright 2022
346 Pages 124 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

346 Pages 124 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

346 Pages 124 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Classic Edition of Heidi Keller’s Cultures of Infancy , first published in 2007, includes a new introduction by the author, which describes for readers the original context of her work, how she has further developed her research and thinking, and the ongoing relevance of this volume in the context of future challenges for the field. In its original volume, Cultures of... Read more

Preface to the Classic Edition

Foreword to the 2007 Edition

Preface to the 2007 Edition

1. The Conception of Infancy

2. The Psychobiology of Infancy

3. The Concept of Culture

4. The Research Methodology: Infancy Assessment

5. Cultural Models of Parenting

6. Variations of Independence and Interdependence

7. Relations Among the Dimensions of the Parenting Model

8. Developmental Consequences of the Early Parenting Experiences

9. Cultural Models of Parenting and Developmental Pathways: Synthesis and Conclusion

Biography

Heidi Keller is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and former Head of the Culture and Development Department, Faculty of Human Sciences, at Osnabrueck University, Germany. She is a Director of Nevet, The Greenhouse of Context-Informed Research and Training for Children in Need at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Among many international awards, in 2019 she was the recipient of the SRCD Award for Distinguished Contributions to Understanding International, Cultural and Contextual Diversity in Child Development.