T S Saraswathi
Biographic Data
| ID | 93857 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T S Saraswathi |
| GIVEN NAMES | T S |
| FAMILY NAME | Saraswathi |
| SIGNATURE | SARASWATHI T S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ecology of Adolescence in India
The World's Youth
The life stage of adolescence now occurs in most corners of the world, but it takes different forms in different regions. Peers, with such a central role in Western adolescence, play a comparatively minor role in the lives of Arabic and South Asian adolescents. Emotional turmoil and individuation from family occur in some societies but not others. Adolescent sexual revolutions are sweeping through Japan and Latin America. In this 2002 book, schol…
Between Culture and Biology
Between Culture and Biology breaks away from the traditional nature/nurture dialectic and brings together biological, psychological and cultural perspectives on development. In this thought-provoking book, the argument is put forward that the biological bases of behaviour and cultural context should be approached in an integrated fashion to properly understand ontogenetic development and that both the cultural and biological demain provide constr…
A Profile of Children's Play in Urban India
This article attempts to present an overview of the situational analysis of play in the urban setting in a developing country (India), substantiated by the results of empirical investigations conducted in Baroda and the metropolitan city of Bombay. The observations highlight the universal features of play and also their cultural specificity conditioned by ecological factors, social class and gender. The ecological constraints of crowding, the hig…
Many Deities, One God
This paper deals with some of the theoretical and methodological concerns in cross-cultural/cultural psychology. These include the relevance of the search for psychological universals and related measurement problems, the use of a single nmodel of humanity as a template for norms and comparisons, and the observed contradictions between modal cultural characteristics and individual psychological expressions. The link between theory, research and a…
Child Survival and Health and their Linkages with Psycho-social Factors in the Home and Community1
The study aimed at identifying the crucial psycho-social factors in the child's immediate environment in the poverty context, that influence child survival and health. Secondary data on 200 infants (0-36 months) and their families were analysed. The data base included information on 51 environmental, familial, maternal and child related factors and 3 dependent variables, namely, child mortality, infant morbidity and nutritional status. Data on in…
Parental Disciplinary Practices and Development of Moral Judgment in Children
A Profile of Children's Play in Urban India
This article attempts to present an overview of the situational analysis of play in the urban setting in a developing country (India), substantiated by the results of empirical investigations conducted in Baroda and the metropolitan city of Bombay. The observations highlight the universal features of play and also their cultural specificity conditioned by ecological factors, social class and gender. The ecological constraints of crowding, the hig…
Many Deities, One God
This paper deals with some of the theoretical and methodological concerns in cross-cultural/cultural psychology. These include the relevance of the search for psychological universals and related measurement problems, the use of a single nmodel of humanity as a template for norms and comparisons, and the observed contradictions between modal cultural characteristics and individual psychological expressions. The link between theory, research and a…
Parental Disciplinary Practices and Development of Moral Judgment in Children
Child Survival and Health and their Linkages with Psycho-social Factors in the Home and Community1
The study aimed at identifying the crucial psycho-social factors in the child's immediate environment in the poverty context, that influence child survival and health. Secondary data on 200 infants (0-36 months) and their families were analysed. The data base included information on 51 environmental, familial, maternal and child related factors and 3 dependent variables, namely, child mortality, infant morbidity and nutritional status. Data on in…
Many Deities, One God
This paper deals with some of the theoretical and methodological concerns in cross-cultural/cultural psychology. These include the relevance of the search for psychological universals and related measurement problems, the use of a single nmodel of humanity as a template for norms and comparisons, and the observed contradictions between modal cultural characteristics and individual psychological expressions. The link between theory, research and a…
A Profile of Children's Play in Urban India
This article attempts to present an overview of the situational analysis of play in the urban setting in a developing country (India), substantiated by the results of empirical investigations conducted in Baroda and the metropolitan city of Bombay. The observations highlight the universal features of play and also their cultural specificity conditioned by ecological factors, social class and gender. The ecological constraints of crowding, the hig…
The World's Youth
The life stage of adolescence now occurs in most corners of the world, but it takes different forms in different regions. Peers, with such a central role in Western adolescence, play a comparatively minor role in the lives of Arabic and South Asian adolescents. Emotional turmoil and individuation from family occur in some societies but not others. Adolescent sexual revolutions are sweeping through Japan and Latin America. In this 2002 book, schol…
Between Culture and Biology
Between Culture and Biology breaks away from the traditional nature/nurture dialectic and brings together biological, psychological and cultural perspectives on development. In this thought-provoking book, the argument is put forward that the biological bases of behaviour and cultural context should be approached in an integrated fashion to properly understand ontogenetic development and that both the cultural and biological demain provide constr…
Ecology of Adolescence in India
Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Population (2 works)