The Oxford Handbook of Human Development and Culture An Interdisciplinary Perspective

The Oxford Handbook of Human Development and Culture provides a comprehensive synopsis of theory and research on human development, with every chapter drawing together findings from cultures around the world. This includes a focus on cultural diversity within nations, cultural change, and globalization. Expertly edited by Lene Arnett Jensen, the Handbook covers the entire lifespan from the prenatal period to old age. It delves deeply into topics such as the development of emotion, language, cognition, morality, creativity, and religion, as well as developmental contexts such as family, friends, civic institutions, school, media, and work.

Written by an international group of eminent and cutting-edge experts, chapters showcase the burgeoning interdisciplinary approach to scholarship that bridges universal and cultural perspectives on human development. This "cultural-developmental approach" is a multifaceted, flexible, and dynamic way to conceptualize theory and research that is in step with the cultural and global realities of human development in the 21st century.

Lene Arnett Jensen, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at Clark University. She is the originator of the "cultural-developmental" theoretical approach for scholarship on human development. Her research addresses moral, civic, and cultural identity development in the context of globalization. A native of Denmark, Dr. Jensen has resided in a number of countries, including Belgium, India, and France. She lives in Massachusetts, USA, with her husband and twin children.

Part I. Development and Culture in a Global World: Overarching Issues

1. Cultural-Developmental Scholarship for a Global World: An Introduction
Lene Arnett Jensen

2. Ethical Considerations in Research on Human Development and Culture
Joan G. Miller, Namrata Goyal, and Matthew Wice

3. Human Development in Today's Globalizing World: Implications for Self and Identity
Hubert J. M. Hermans

4. Migration Within and Between Countries: Implications for Families and Acculturation
Carola Suárez-Orozco

5. Indigenous Social Science at the Intersection with Human Development: Implications for and Lessons from African Ecocultures
A. Bame Nsamenang

Part II. Birth, Infancy and Toddlerhood

6. Charting Infant Development: Milestones Along the Way
Charles Super and Sara Harkness

7. Comparative and Developmental Anthropology: Studying the Origins of Cultural Variability in Cognitive Function
Daniel B. M. Haun

8. The Emergence and Development of Language Across Cultures
Stanka Fitneva and Tomoko Matsui

9. Early Emotional Development in Cultural Perspective
Wolfgang Friedlmeier, Feyza Corapci, and Oana Benga

10. The Evolution of Attachment Theory and Cultures of Human Attachment in Infancy and Early Childhood
Gilda Morelli

11. Early Contexts of Learning: Family and Community Socialization during Infancy and Toddlerhood
Carolyn Pope Edwards, Lixin Ren, and Jill Brown

Part III. Early and Middle Childhood

12. Childhood Practices Across Cultures: Play and Household Work
Suzanne Gaskins

13. Cognition in Childhood Across Cultures
Mary Gauvain and Christina Nicolaides

14. Cultural Manifestation of Intelligence in Formal and Informal Learning Environments During Childhood
Sascha Hein, Jodi Reich, and Elena Grigorenko

15. Moral Reasoning: Developmental Emergence and Life Course Pathways Among Cultures
Lene Arnett Jensen

16. The Interaction Between Culture and the Development of Creativity
Catalina Mourgues, Baptiste Barbot, Mei Tan, and Elena Grigorenko

17. Parental Ethnotheories and the Development of Family Relationships in Early and Middle Childhood
Sara Harkness, Caroline Johnston Mavridis, Jia Ji Liu, and Charles Super

18. In and Out of the Classroom: The Intersection of Learning and Schooling across Cultural Communities
Maricela Correa-Chávez, Heather Mangione, and Kaitlin Black

19. Gender Across Cultures: Sex and Socialization in Childhood
Shagufa Kapadia and Jigishi Gala

Part IV. Adolescence

20. Leaving Childhood: The Nature and Meaning of Adolescent Transition Rituals
Alice Schlegel and Herbert Barry III

21. Adolescent Risks and Resiliences Across Cultures
Marcela Raffaelli and Maria Iturbide

22. Global Concerns in Adolescent Health with a Case Study of India
Suman Verma and Anne C. Petersen

23. Cultural Roots of Values, Morals, and Religious Orientations in Adolescent Development
Gisela Trommsdorff

24. Identity, Politics, and the Cultural Psychology of Adolescence
Phillip L. Hammack and Erin Toolis

25. Family in Adolescence: Relatedness and Autonomy Across Cultures
Cigdem Kagitcibasi and Ceren Yalin

26. Cultural Templates for Child and Adolescent Friendships
Doran French

27. Education and the Youth Phase: Patterns, Purposes, and Problems in Global Perspective
Lynne A. Chisholm

28. Child Labor: Homes, Streets, Armies, Factories, and Stores
Silvia Koller, Luciana Dutra-Thomé, Normanda Morais, Carlos Nieto, and Juliana Santana

29. Adolescent Civic Development Across Cultures
Constance Flanagan, Cynthia Lin, Helyn Luisi-Mills, Allison Sambo, and Ming Hu

Part V. Emerging and Young Adulthood

30. The Cultural Psychology of Emerging Adulthood
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

31. The Intersection of Culture, Health, and Risk Behaviors in Emerging and Young Adults
Laura Ferrer-Wreder, Kazumi Sugimura, Kari Trost, Senel Poyrazli, Marie-Louise Klingstedt, and Sarah Thomas

32. New Media, Social Change, and Human Development from Adolescence through the Transition to Adulthood
Adriana Manago, Shu-Sha (Angela) Guan, and Patricia Greenfield

33. Social Mobility in the Transition to Adulthood: Educational Systems, Career Entry, and Individual Agency
Jutta Heckhausen and Jacob Shane

34. Work and Work Migration Within and Across Countries in Emerging and Young Adulthood
Barbara Schneider, Michael Broda, and Guan Saw

35. Love, Sex, and Marriage Across Cultures
Elaine Hatfield, Yu-Ming Mo, and Richard L. Rapson

36. Dual and Communal Parenting: Implications in Young Adulthood
Heidi Keller

37. Fathering Diversity within Societies
David W. Shwalb and Barbara J. Shwalb

Part VI. Middle and Older Adulthood

38. Cognition in Adulthood Across Cultures
Angela H. Gutchess and Aysecan Boduroglu

39. Midlife Narratives across Cultures: Decline or Pinnacle?
Usha Menon

40. Explorations in Generativity and Culture
Ed de St. Aubin and Mara Bach

41. Adult Development in Japan and the United States: Comparing Theories and Findings About Growth, Maturity, and Well-Being
Carol Ryff, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, Christopher L. Coe, Mayumi Karasawa, Norito Kawakami, Shinobu Kitayama, Chiemi Kan, Gayle D. Love, Cynthia Levine, Hazel R. Markus, Yuri Miyamoto, Jun Nakahara, Jiyoung Park

42. Community Leadership and Non-Attachment in Later Adulthood
Rachana Bhangaokar

43. Death and Bereavement in Later Adulthood: Cultural Beliefs, Behaviors, and Emotions
Paul C. Rosenblatt