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  • Feeding, Bonding, and the Formation of Social Relationships

    Ethnographic Challenges to Attachment Theory and Early Childhood Interventions

    by Leberecht Funk, Gabriel Scheidecker, Bambi L. Chapin, Wiebke J. Schmidt, Christine El Ouardani, Nandita Chaudhary ...
    Series series Elements in Psychology and Culture
    This Element explores multi-faceted linkages between feeding and relationship formation based on ethnographic case studies in Morocco, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Costa Rica. Research demonstrates that there are many culturally valued ways of feeding children, contradicting the idea of a single universally optimal feeding standard. It demonstrates further that in many parts of the world, ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

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  • Reflections from Common Ground . . . Cultural Awareness in Healthcare

    by Beth Lincoln ...
    Reflections from Common Ground . . . Cultural Awareness in Healthcare, showcases many of the opportunities and tools available for healthcare professionals to develop cultural awareness and competency. This unique book offers a way forward and easily lends itself to personal, group or institutional use. It is a tool to promote change, while also an interesting look into the origins of what we ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Cultural Nature of Human Development

    by Barbara Rogoff ...
    Three-year-old Kwara'ae children in Oceania act as caregivers of their younger siblings, but in the UK, it is an offense to leave a child under age 14 ears without adult supervision. In the Efe community in Zaire, infants routinely use machetes with safety and some skill, although U.S. middle-class adults often do not trust young children with knives. What explains these marked differences in the ... Read more

    $38.39 CAD

  • Do Parents Matter?

    Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don't Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax

    by Robert A. LeVine, Sarah LeVine ...
    When it comes to parenting, more isn't always better-but it is always more tiringIn Japan, a boy sleeps in his parents' bed until age ten, but still shows independence in all other areas of his life. In rural India, toilet training begins one month after infants are born and is accomplished with little fanfare. In Paris, parents limit the amount of agency they give their toddlers. In America, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Diversity, Culture and Counselling

    A Canadian Perspective

    Edited by M. Honore France, EdD, Maria del Carmen Rodriguez, PhD, Geoffrey G. Hett, PhD ...
    A uniquely Canadian approach to multicultural counsellingIn a country as diverse as Canada, a multicultural counselling approach provides an essential starting point for working with people from different ethnicities, sexualities, gender identities, abilities and religious backgrounds. Bringing Canadian perspectives to the field of multicultural counselling, this collection provides practical ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Multicultural Social Work Practice

    A Competency-Based Approach to Diversity and Social Justice

    by Derald Wing Sue, Mikal N. Rasheed, Janice Matthews Rasheed ...
    A thorough exploration of diversity and social justice within the field of social workMulticultural Social Work Practice: A Competency-Based Approach to Diversity and Social Justice, 2nd Edition has been aligned with the Council on Social Work Education's 2015 Educational Policy and Standards and incorporates the National Association of Social Workers Standards of Cultural Competence. New chapters ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • Child Abuse and Culture

    Working with Diverse Families

    by Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD ...
    This expertly written book provides an accessible framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases. Numerous workable strategies and concrete examples are presented to help readers address cultural concerns at each stage of the assessment and intervention process. Professionals and students learn new ways of thinking about their own cultural ... Read more

    $37.59 CAD

  • Nothing About Us Without Us

    Disability Oppression and Empowerment

    by James I. Charlton ...
    James Charlton has produced a ringing indictment of disability oppression, which, he says, is rooted in degradation, dependency, and powerlessness and is experienced in some form by five hundred million persons throughout the world who have physical, sensory, cognitive, or developmental disabilities. Nothing About Us Without Us is the first book in the literature on disability to provide a ... Read more

    $23.09 CAD

  • Friendship

    Development, Ecology, and Evolution of a Relationship

    by Daniel J. Hruschka ...
    Series Book 5 - Origins of Human Behavior and Culture
    Friends-they are generous and cooperative with each other in ways that appear to defy standard evolutionary expectations, frequently sacrificing for one another without concern for past behaviors or future consequences. In this fascinating multidisciplinary study, Daniel J. Hruschka synthesizes an array of cross-cultural, experimental, and ethnographic data to understand the broad meaning of ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • The Anthropology of Childhood

    Cherubs, Chattel, Changelings

    by David F. Lancy ...
    How are children raised in different cultures? What is the role of children in society? How are families and communities structured around them? Now in its third edition, this deeply engaging book delves into these questions by reviewing and cataloging the findings of over 100 years of anthropological scholarship dealing with childhood and adolescence. It is organized developmentally, moving from ... Read more

    $43.19 CAD

  • Developing Cross-Cultural Competence

    A Guide for Working with Children and Their Families

    by Sam Chan Ph.D., Vivian Jackson "M.S.W., Ph.D.", Namita Jacob Ph.D., Jennie Joe "M.P.H., M.A.", Wendy Jones "M.Ed., M.S.W.", Randi Malach CCC-SLP, Noreen Mokuau D.S.W., Rosa Santos Ph.D., Virginia-Shirin Sharifzadeh Ph.D., Pemerika TauiliÆili M.A., Maria Zuniga "M.S.W., Ph.D.", Tawara D. Goode M.A., M.A., Dr. Deborah Chen, Ph.D. ...
    As the U.S. population grows more and more diverse, how can professionals who work with young children and families deliver the best services while honoring different customs, beliefs, and values? The answers are in the fourth edition of this bestselling textbook, fully revised to reflect nearly a decade of population changes and best practices in culturally competent service delivery.The gold ... Read more

    $60.49 CAD

  • Different Faces of Attachment

    Cultural Variations on a Universal Human Need

    Edited by Hiltrud Otto, Heidi Keller ...
    Attachment between an infant and his or her parents is a major topic within developmental psychology. An increasing number of psychologists, evolutionary biologists and anthropologists are articulating their doubts that attachment theory in its present form is applicable worldwide, without, however, denying that the development of attachment is a universal need. This book brings together leading ... Read more

    $43.19 CAD