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Fictions of Childhood: Toward a Sociohistorical Approach to Human Development
Author(s) -
Lewis Jeffrey L.,
WatsonGegeo Karen Ann
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
ethos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.783
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1548-1352
pISSN - 0091-2131
DOI - 10.1525/eth.2004.32.1.3
Subject(s) - nature versus nurture , human development (humanity) , context (archaeology) , globalization , sociology , epistemology , cognitive science , psychology , political science , history , anthropology , philosophy , archaeology , law
In the wake of the recent shift in the "nature‐nurture" debate as evidenced in Neurons to Neighborhoods, we examine and critique how context, culture, and development are currently construed in human development research. We go on to argue for a sociohistorical approach to development that incorporates multiple positional perspectives, micro‐ and macrohistorical processes, and globalization processes, thus positing a more holistic and realistic understanding of human development.