The gardener and the carpenter : what the new science of child development tells us about the relati...
The gardener and the carpenter : what the new science of child development tells us about the relati...
The gardener and the carpenter : what the new science of child development tells us about the relationship between parents and children / Alison Gopnik.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
Date
©2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/4346
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 302 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: The parent paradoxes -- Against parenting -- The evolution of childhood -- The evolution of love -- Learning through looking -- Learning through listening -- The work of play -- Growing up -- The future and the past : children and technology -- The value of children.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Alison Gopnik, a leading developmental psychologist, illuminates the paradoxes of parenthood from a scientific perspective".
"Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call 'parenting' is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and the multibillion dollar industry surrounding it have transformed child care into obsessive, controlling, and goal-oriented labor intended to create a particular k...
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Full title
The gardener and the carpenter : what the new science of child development tells us about the relationship between parents and children / Alison Gopnik.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/4346
Record Identifier
74VKVqxq53WX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVqxq53WX
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ISBN
0374229708
9780374229702
DDC
155.4
MMS ID
991024011116402626
