Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Church, Joseph
Formato: Recurso educativo Open Access
Lenguaje:en
Publicado: 1983
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED232772
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
_version_ 1867181821918183425
author Church, Joseph
author_facet Church, Joseph
Church, Joseph
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents The Cultural and Political Context of Child Development: Reality and Fantasy. Church, Joseph Child Development Child Rearing Cultural Context Opinions Political Issues Social Change Theories Read on the occasion of the establishment of the Joseph Church collection in psychology and education at the New York Public Library, this anecdotal and allusive paper informally discusses cultural changes affecting Americans' views and practices in the areas of parenting and child development. Reference is made to the present political context. Radical changes occuring since 1943, such as the reconceptualization of parent roles, are seen as surface changes reflecting a more radical shift in the framework of cultural assumptions within which Americans live and act. Psychology is thought to have provided only two important contributions in the area of child rearing: the concepts of deprivation and modeling. Parents are seen as exerting a far stronger effect on their children's development than any amount or kind of schooling, and the belief is expressed that parents are coming to understand that children thrive on demands that cultivate children's sense of competence and responsibility. Claims are made that psychological theories, including those of Freud and Piaget, can obscure the true nature of childhood and that little is known of what children are like as people. In conclusion, allusions are made to present day Social Darwinists and their anti-cultural, regressive attitudes toward children and the potential that can be realized through the creation of a life-enhancing culture. (RH)
format Recurso educativo Open Access
id eric_ED232772
institution ERIC Institute of Education Sciences
language en
publishDate 1983
record_format eric
spellingShingle The Cultural and Political Context of Child Development: Reality and Fantasy.
Church, Joseph
Child Development
Child Rearing
Cultural Context
Opinions
Political Issues
Social Change
Theories
The Cultural and Political Context of Child Development: Reality and Fantasy. Church, Joseph Child Development Child Rearing Cultural Context Opinions Political Issues Social Change Theories Read on the occasion of the establishment of the Joseph Church collection in psychology and education at the New York Public Library, this anecdotal and allusive paper informally discusses cultural changes affecting Americans' views and practices in the areas of parenting and child development. Reference is made to the present political context. Radical changes occuring since 1943, such as the reconceptualization of parent roles, are seen as surface changes reflecting a more radical shift in the framework of cultural assumptions within which Americans live and act. Psychology is thought to have provided only two important contributions in the area of child rearing: the concepts of deprivation and modeling. Parents are seen as exerting a far stronger effect on their children's development than any amount or kind of schooling, and the belief is expressed that parents are coming to understand that children thrive on demands that cultivate children's sense of competence and responsibility. Claims are made that psychological theories, including those of Freud and Piaget, can obscure the true nature of childhood and that little is known of what children are like as people. In conclusion, allusions are made to present day Social Darwinists and their anti-cultural, regressive attitudes toward children and the potential that can be realized through the creation of a life-enhancing culture. (RH)
title The Cultural and Political Context of Child Development: Reality and Fantasy.
topic Child Development
Child Rearing
Cultural Context
Opinions
Political Issues
Social Change
Theories
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED232772