TY - BOOK AU - Valsiner,Jaan TI - Comparative-cultural and constructivist perspectives T2 - Child development within culturally structured environments SN - 0893918334 AV - BF723.A33HQ767.9 C48 1988 vol. 3 U1 - 305.231 PY - 1995///] CY - Norwood, N.J. PB - Ablex Pub. Corp. KW - Child development KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Child psychology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; List of Contributors --; Introduction: Social co-construction of psychological development from a comparative-cultural perspective --; Pt. I; Cultural organization of social interaction in early ontogeny --; 1; The study of early interaction in a contextual perspective: Culture, communication, and eye contact --; 2; Transformation and construction in social interaction: A new perspective on analysis of the mother-infant dyad --; Pt. II; Cultural organization of the life course: Insights into the process of socialization --; 3; "Amoral familism" and child development: Edward Banfield and the understanding of child socialization in Southern Italy --; 4; Childbearing practices relevant for the growth of dependency and competence in children --; 5; Transformation of women's social roles in India --; 6; A co-constructivist perspective of life-course changes among Havik Brahmins in a South India village --; Pt. III; Co-construction of self in adolescence --; 7; Culture and self-concept among adolescents with bicultural parentage: A social constructionist approach --; 8; Persons' conception of human nature: A cross-cultural comparison --; Pt. IV; Cultural organization of "intellectual competence" --; 9; The meaning of intellectual competence: Views from favela --; 10; Cultural and environmental influences in the acquisition of concepts of intellectual competence --; Epilogue: Comparative-cultural co-constructionism and its discontents --; Author Index --; Subject Index ER -