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Pediatric nephrology

by Avner, Ellis D., Harmon, William, Niaudet, P.

fromDoody's all reviewed collection

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Pediatric Nephrology is the premier comprehensive reference on congenital and acquired kidney diseases and their therapies in children. Section One opens with an overview of the anatomy, physiology, and biology of the pediatric kidney, critical to understanding disease. Section …

Kids' stuff: toys and the changing world of American childhood

by Cross, Gary S.

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To sort out who's who and what's what in the enchanting, vexing world of Barbies and Ninja Turtles, Tinkertoys and teddy bears, is to begin to see what's become of childhood in America. It is this changing world, and what it unveils about our values, that Gary Cross explores in …

Kids' stuff: toys and the changing world of American childhood

by Cross, Gary S.

0 Type: Book

To sort out who's who and what's what in the enchanting, vexing world of Barbies and Ninja Turtles, Tinkertoys and teddy bears, is to begin to see what's become of childhood in America. It is this changing world, and what it unveils about our values, that Gary Cross explores in …

Hunter-gatherer childhoods: evolutionary, developmental, & cultural perspecti…

by Lamb, Michael E., Hewlett, Barry S.

fromEvolutionary foundations of human behavior

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"The twenty-six contributors to Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods use three general but complementary theoretical approaches - evolutionary, developmental, cultural - in their presentations of new and insightful ethnographic data. For instance, the authors employ these theoretical orie…

Hunter-gatherer childhoods: evolutionary, developmental, & cultural perspecti…

fromEvolutionary foundations of human behavior

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"The twenty-six contributors to Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods use three general but complementary theoretical approaches - evolutionary, developmental, cultural - in their presentations of new and insightful ethnographic data. For instance, the authors employ these theoretical orie…

Hunter-gatherer childhoods: evolutionary, developmental, & cultural perspecti…

by Lamb, Michael E., Hewlett, Barry S.

fromEvolutionary foundations of human behavior

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"The twenty-six contributors to Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods use three general but complementary theoretical approaches - evolutionary, developmental, cultural - in their presentations of new and insightful ethnographic data. For instance, the authors employ these theoretical orie…

Raised to rule: educating royalty at the court of the Spanish Hab…

by Hoffman, Martha K.

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At the center of their world -- pt. 1. Childhood -- Mastering the court -- Teachers and formal instruction -- Defenders of the faith -- pt. 2. Transitions to adulthood -- Courtship and marriage -- The problem of the infantes -- "El príncipe instruido"--The function of royalty.

Identifying hyperactive children: the medicalization of deviant behavior

by Conrad, Peter

fromAshgate classics in sociology

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"This is a new and expanded edition of a classic case-study in the medicalization of ADHD, originally published in 1976. The book centres on an empirical study of the process of identifying hyperactive children, providing a perceptive and accessible introduction to the concepts …

Framing ADHD children: a critical examination of the history, discourse,…

by Rafalovich, Adam

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"Framing ADHD Children explores the three social worlds of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: home, classroom, and clinic. Through intensive interviews with teachers, parents, clinicians, and ADHD children, this book brings to light the human experiences surrounding this …

Framing ADHD children: a critical examination of the history, discourse,…

by Rafalovich, Adam

0 Type: Book

"Framing ADHD Children explores the three social worlds of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: home, classroom, and clinic. Through intensive interviews with teachers, parents, clinicians, and ADHD children, this book brings to light the human experiences surrounding this …

Longing and belonging: parents, children, and consumer culture

by Pugh, Allison J.

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"Even as they see their wages go down and their buying power decrease, many parents are still putting their kids' material desires first. These parents struggle with how to handle children's consumer wants, which continue unabated despite the economic downturn. And, indeed, pare…

Longing and belonging: parents, children, and consumer culture

by Pugh, Allison J.

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Even as they see their wages go down and their buying power decrease, many parents are still putting their kids" material desires first. These parents struggle with how to handle children"s consumer wants, which continue unabated despite the economic downturn. And, indeed, paren…

Pricing the priceless child: the changing social value of children

by Zelizer, Viviana A. Rotman

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Dramatically illustrates how the sentimentalizing of children led to the creation of the emotionally "priceless" child.