Children within Anthropology

Lessons from the Past

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2965508
AutoresHeather Montgomery (0000-0002-0129-3701)
Año2009
Volumen2
Número1
Páginas3-14
Fecha de publicación2009-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaChildhood in the Past (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1758-5716 • E-ISSN: 2040-8528
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/cip.2009.2.1.3
OpenAlexW1564356656
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas38

This article describes the history of childhood studies within anthropology. Taking the nineteenth century as its starting point, it looks at how children have been used by anthropologists in a variety of ways to further their understandings of society and culture. It examines various modes of thought within anthropology, all of which explicitly use ideas about childhood to discuss topics such as the relationship between primitive and childish thought and the evolution of humankind. It then examines the importance of studies of child-rearing practices within anthropology before finally considering the move towards child-centred anthropology and the recognition of children as active informants and meaning makers. It concludes with an examination of the common ground shared by those who study childhood in the past and those who do so in the present.Keywords: ANTHROPOLOGYHISTORY OF CHILDHOOD STUDIESEVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGYSOCIALISATIONCHILD-CENTRED ANTHROPOLOGY

Applied anthropology · Epistemology · Meaning (existential · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Anthropology · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Philosophy