Developing Destinies: A Mayan Midwife and Town (Child Development in Cultural Context)
By Barbara Rogoff.
Description
Winner of the 2014 Maccoby Award from the American Psychological Association, Division 7!Born with the destiny of becoming a Mayan sacred midwife, Chona Pérez 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. In Developing Destinies, Barbara Rogoff illuminates how individuals...
ISBN(s)
0195319907, 9780195319903
