The significance of children and animals : social development and our connections to other species /...
The significance of children and animals : social development and our connections to other species /...
The significance of children and animals : social development and our connections to other species / Gene Myers.
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West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, c2007.
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N155.418/92
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 241 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction: the sense of connection -- Childhood animality and development: child and animal in culture and theory -- An ecology of subjects: animals and the child's self -- The immediate other: animate relating -- The creature that connects: sharing feelings, words, and minds -- Pretend play: sel...
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Publisher
West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, c2007.
Edition
2nd, rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Indiana
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
"Based on Myers's year-long study of two dozen children, child-animal interactions are captured in the children's own words and actions, revealing the importance of a diversity of animals to the child's social development. Providing the first comprehensive framework for understanding a wide range of everyday experiences with animals, the book shows...
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The significance of children and animals : social development and our connections to other species / Gene Myers.
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New directions in the human-animal bond.
Rev. ed. of: Children and animals. 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-231) and index.
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c2007.
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N155.418/92
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74VKOljpM3Ly
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOljpM3Ly
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ISBN
9781557534293
1557534292
DDC
155.418
MMS ID
991022667859702626
