How Long to Read Hunter-gatherer Childhoods

How Long Does it Take to Read Hunter-gatherer Childhoods?

It takes the average reader 8 hours to read Hunter-gatherer Childhoods by Barry S. Hewlett

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In the vast anthropological literature devoted to hunter-gatherer societies, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the place of hunter-gatherer children. Children often represent 40 percent of hunter-gatherer populations, thus nearly half the population is omitted from most hunter-gatherer ethnographies and research. This volume is designed to bridge the gap in our understanding of the daily lives, knowledge, and development of hunter-gatherer children. The twenty-six contributors to Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods use three general but complementary theoretical approaches--evolutionary, developmental, cultural--in their presentations of new and insightful ethnographic data. For instance, the authors employ these theoretical orientations to provide the first systematic studies of hunter-gatherer children's hunting, play, infant care by children, weaning and expressions of grief. The chapters focus on understanding the daily life experiences of children, and their views and feelings about their lives and cultural change. Chapters address some of the following questions: why does childhood exist, who cares for hunter-gatherer children, what are the characteristic features of hunter-gatherer children's development and what are the impacts of culture change on hunter-gatherer child care? The book is divided into five parts. The first section provides historical, theoretical and conceptual framework for the volume; the second section examines data to test competing hypotheses regarding why childhood is particularly long in humans; the third section expands on the second section by looking at who cares for hunter-gatherer children; the fourth section explores several developmental issues such as weaning, play and loss of loved ones; and, the final section examines the impact of sedentism and schools on hunter-gatherer children. This pioneering volume will help to stimulate further research and scholarship on hunter-gatherer childhoods, thereby advancing our understanding of the way of life that characterized most of human history and of the processes that may have shaped both human development and human evolution. Barry S. Hewlett is professor of anthropology at Washington State University, Vancouver. Michael E. Lamb is professor of psychology in the social sciences, Cambridge University.

How long is Hunter-gatherer Childhoods?

Hunter-gatherer Childhoods by Barry S. Hewlett is 467 pages long, and a total of 120,019 words.

This makes it 158% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hunter-gatherer Childhoods Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 55 minutes to read Hunter-gatherer Childhoods aloud.

What Reading Level is Hunter-gatherer Childhoods?

Hunter-gatherer Childhoods is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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