Child and Adolescent Development in Africa: In the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (628 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1919895515 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is perhaps the pre-eminent world leader in the field of infant and child development. Professor Arnold Sameroff is Professor of Psychology and Research, and Professor of the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan, USA. Dr Mark Tomlinson is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa and is the Regional Editor (Africa) for the international journal Global: The Journal of Human Population Hea
One of the consequences of this awareness is a burgeoning interest in research in the field in Africa. This timely book addresses the dearth of literature in this area. The recent World Health Organization report 'Social Determinants of Health' has focused the interest of the academy on factors outside traditional medicine, on the social determinants of later problems and the profound inequities that exist as a result of poverty and how these impact on infant and child development. This volume will sit squarely within this context and will offer a broad contextualised understanding of the factors that impact upon infant and child development in Africa. Recommended for: Academics, students and practitioners in psychology, including developmental psychology, child clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, psychiatry, human ecology, and those in schools of education. While 90% of the 135 million infants born in the world each year live in low-income or developing countries, in a recent survey only 4% of the articles in 12 major international infancy and developmental journals were found to address the experience of infants living in the developing world. There is an increasing awareness of
Professor Arnold Sameroff is Professor of Psychology and Research, and Professor of the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan, USA. . About the Author Dr Mark Tomlinson is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa and is the Regional Editor (Africa) for the international journal Global: The Journal of Human Population Health and Development. He is perhaps the pre-eminent world leader in the field of infant and child development