The everyday lives of young children : culture, class, and child rearing in diverse societies / Jonathan Tudge. [print]

1. Introduction and stage setting -- Background -- Studies in the developmental psychology mode -- Studies in the sociological mode -- Studies in the anthropological mode -- Disciplines and paradigms -- Overview of the book -- 2. The daily lives of toddlers -- Young children's experiences in the industrialized world : examples from the United States and England -- Time-use studies -- Observations and interviews -- Variations by setting, race, and social class -- Children's experiences in the majority world : examples from Kenya -- Engaging in work -- Play, often while working -- Sibling care and interaction -- Heterogeneity, by space and time -- The role of fathers -- Conclusion -- 3. Cultural-ecological theory and its implications for research -- Paradigms in the study of human development -- Contextualist theories -- Vygotsky's theory -- Bronfenbrenner's theory -- Cultural-ecological theory -- Implications of cultural-ecological theory for the study of cultural groups -- Cross-cultural psychology versus cultural psychology -- The study of race/ethnicity and social class -- Conclusion -- 4. Methods -- A focus on typical everyday activities -- Activities of interest -- Lessons -- Work -- Play -- Conversation -- Settings -- Partners and roles -- The child as active agent -- Culture and historical time -- Methodological challenges --

5. Life in the cities -- Greensboro, North Carolina, United States -- Cities in the Northeast of Europe -- Obninsk, Russia -- Tartu, Estonia -- Oulu, Finland -- The "diversity" societies -- Suwon, South Korea -- Kisumu, Kenya -- Porto Alegre, Brazil -- Conclusion -- 6. Everyday activities -- Focal and nonfocal activities -- Availability of and participation in activities -- Play -- Lessons -- Conversation -- Work -- Summary -- Engagement in play (including exploration and entertainment) -- Greensboro -- Northeastern European cities -- Cities for diversity -- Summary -- Engagement in lessons -- Greensboro -- Northeastern European cities -- Cities for diversity -- Summary -- Engagement in conversation -- Greensboro -- Northeastern European cities -- Cities for diversity -- Summary -- Engagement in work -- Summary -- Some remaining questions -- Analyzing the data -- Reasons for individual variation -- Impact of individual variation -- Comparisons with the time-use studies -- Conclusion -- 7. Settings and partners -- The settings -- Activities within formal child-care settings -- Comparing children's experiences, within and outside of child care -- Comparing children attending child care with those not attending -- Summary -- The partners in activities -- Partners in play -- Partners in work -- Partners in lessons -- Partners in conversation -- Summary -- The availability of partners -- Conclusion --

8. Everyday lives -- Morning -- Andy, in Greensboro -- Naomi, in Greensboro -- Boris, in Obninsk -- Peeter, in Tartu -- Jukka, in Oulu -- Jonghee, in Suwon -- Fredah, in Kisumu -- Gabriela, in Porto Alegre -- Summary -- Afternoon -- Mike, in Greensboro -- Sandra, in Greensboro -- Kolya, in Obninsk -- Heino, in Tartu -- Jonas, in Oulu -- Mikyung, in Suwon -- Brendah, in Kisumu -- Mariana, in Porto Alegre -- Summary -- Early evening -- Cassandra, in Greensboro -- Kevin, in Greensboro -- Liuba, in Obninsk -- Epp, in Tartu -- Teija, in Oulu -- Juwon, in Suwon -- Brandon, in Kisumu -- Francisco, in Porto Alegre -- Summary -- Preparing for sleep -- Patty, in Greensboro -- Noel, in Greensboro -- Volodya, in Obninsk -- Eva, in Tartu -- Piia, in Oulu -- Dongki, in Suwon -- Derrick, in Kisumu -- Daniel, in Porto Alegre -- Summary -- Conclusion -- 9. The cultural ecology of young children -- Culture and human development -- Illustrating a dialectical approach to culture and human development -- Cultural and social-class influences on development -- Individual influences on development -- The influence of time on and in development -- Conclusion.

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