Globalization and its discontents: Challenges to developmental theory and practice in Africa

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-113

  Super, Charles M ^a   Harkness, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Culture; Globalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE BASES; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 41549115475     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590701859333     Document Type: Article

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