1. Introduction. What Is Cross-Cultural Human Development?
Cross-Cultural Human Development and the Other Social Sciences.
Some Important Themes.
Practical Applications.
Design of the Book and Suggestions for Its Use.
Some Cross-Cultural Teasers.
Summary.
Further Readings.
2. Theories and Methodology. Theories of Development.
Methodology in Cross-Cultural Human Development.
Summary.
Further Readings.
3. Culture and Socialization. What is Socialization?
Ecological Model and the Developmental Niche.
Some Cultural Variations in the Socialization of Behavior.
Summary.
Further Readings.
4. Cultural Aspects of Physical Growth and Development. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Physical Development.
Summary.
Further Readings.
5. Culture, Language, and Cognition. The Language-Cognition-Culture Link.
Infancy.
Childhood.
Adolescence and Early Childhood.
Middle and Later Adulthood.
Summary.
Further Readings.
6. Culture, Self, and Personality. Infancy and Temperament.
Childhood and the Emergence of the Self-Concept.
Cultural Views of the Individual.
Cultural Views of the Self as a Person.
Content and Context of the Self-Concept.
Adolescence: Threshold to the Adult World.
Adulthood and Aging: A Time of Stability and Change.
Summary.
Further Readings.
7. Culture and Issues of Sex and Gender. Differences Between the Genders.
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender Differences.
Infancy and Childhood.
Adolescence.
Early and Middle Adulthood.
Later Adulthood and Old Age.
Summary.
Further Readings.
8. Culture and Social Behavior. Infancy.
Childhood.
Adolescence.
Adulthood and Aging.
Summary.
Further Readings.
9. The Family in Cultural Context. Cultural Variations in the Family Life Cycle.
The Birth Process Across Cultures.
The Transition to Parenthood.
Parenting Infants and Children.
Parenting Adolescents.
Adulthood and Aging.
The Changing Context of Families.
Summary.
Further Readings.
10. Culture and Health. Cultural Concepts of Health and Healing.
Infancy and Childhood.
Adolescence.
Early and Middle Adulthood.
Later Adulthood.
Summary.
Further Readings.
11. Looking to the Future. Looking Back: A Review of Major Themes and Theories.
Interpreting Theory In and Out of Cultural Context.
Where Do We Go from Here?
Summary.
Further Readings.
References. Author Index. Subject Index. 