Children of the Urban Poor: The Sociocultural Environment of Growth, Development, and Malnutrition in Guatemala City

ISBN-13: 9780367011024 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 206 str.

Francis E. Johnston

Opis

This book presents the study of the children of El Progreso for our understanding of the ecology of growth and development in children from a social and economically-marginal urban environment in a lesser developed country.

Spis treści

The Sociocultural, Political, and Economic Context of Malnutrition and Child Development in Guatemala -- An Ecological Approach to the Study of the Environments of the Urban Poor -- An Urban Ethnography of El Progreso -- Patterns of Socioeconomic Variability and Home Stimulation -- Physical Growth and Nutritional Status of the Children of El Progreso -- The Socioeconomic Context of Physical Growth in El Progreso -- The Ecology of Mental Development and School Performance -- The Domestic Economy of Malnutrition -- Strategies for Change -- Study Design