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OverviewAs knowledge is transmitted to new generations it changes constantly, being reinterpreted and reinvented by children and youth. It can be studied only through its circulation and deployment, not as an object in itself. The need to know is universal, but knowledge is always framed by tenets particular to each culture, and it must be studied transculturally. Transfer of Knowledge and Children's Agency: Reconstructing the Paradigm of Socialization is a transcultural study of knowledge transmission. The essays deal with a wide variety of socialization contexts -schools and youth culture, apprenticeship, ideals of youth and childhood-from India, China, South-East Asia and Europe. They include examples from indigenous peoples, from particular occupational groups in 'traditional' societies as well as youth in 'modern' society. The knowledge transmitted spans from dance, painting or weaving to astrology, traditional medicine and business acumen, but these skills are everywhere framed by culturally specific conceptions of the person as differentiated by age, gender and ethnic identity-or indeed of the ageing process itself. Throughout the book, transmission of knowledge is shown to be a complex process where children and young people take an active part in reshaping and reformulating the cultural content of the society in which they live. Yet this agency of children and youth remains linked to what is handed down from their elders. The book should interest scholars in the fields of education, youth culture, and childhood as well as anthropologists and social scientists in general. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marine Carrin , Herald Tambs-Lyche , Dominique BlancPublisher: Ratna Sagar Imprint: Ratna Sagar Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.485kg ISBN: 9789384092306ISBN 10: 9384092304 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 05 May 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |