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Developing Destinies: A Mayan Midwife and Town
Rogoff, Barbara
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Edition:
1st
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
0-19-971780-X (019971780X)
ISBN-13:
978-0-19-971780-4 (9780199717804)
Binding:
E E Book + ProQuest Ebook Central
Copyright:
2011
Publish Date:
03/11
Weight:
0.00 Lbs.
Carton Quantity:
18
Subject Class:
MHH (Medical History and Humanities)
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Non-Returnable.
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Abstract:
Born with the destiny of becoming a Mayan sacred midwife, Chona P.rez has carried on centuries-old traditional Indigenous American birth and healing practices over her 85 years. At the same time, Chona developed new approaches to the care of pregnancy, newborns, and mothers based on her own experience and ideas. In this way, Chona has contributed to both the cultural continuities and cultural changes of her town over the decades....Developing Destinies is an engaging narrative of one remarkable person's life and the life of her community that blends psychology, anthropology, and history to reveal the integral role that culture plays in human development. With extensive photographs and accounts of Mayan family life, medical practices, birth, child development, and learning, Rogoff adeptly shows that we can better understand the role of culture in our lives by examining how people participate in cultural practices. This landmark book brings theory alive with fascinating ethnographic findings that advance our understanding of childhood, culture, and change.
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