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Children of the urban poor : the sociocultural environment of growth, development, and malnutrition in Guatemala City

Author: Francis E Johnston; Setha M Low
Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, ©1995.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This book presents the results of a comprehensive longitudinal and cross-sectional seven-year study of the social ecology of growth and development of over 500 children living in a disadvantaged community on the edge of Guatemala City. A wide range of sociocultural, behavioral, and demographic data are brought together into a model that analyzes their relationship to physical growth, nutritional status, mental  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Longitudinal studies
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Francis E Johnston; Setha M Low
ISBN: 0813386330 9780813386331
OCLC Number: 31132714
Description: xiii, 189 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: 1. The Sociocultural, Political, and Economic Context of Malnutrition and Child Development in Guatemala --
2. An Ecological Approach to the Study of the Environments of the Urban Poor --
3. An Urban Ethnography of El Progreso --
4. Patterns of Socioeconomic Variability and Home Stimulation --
5. Physical Growth and Nutritional Status of the Children of El Progreso --
6. The Socioeconomic Context of Physical Growth in El Progreso --
7. The Ecology of Mental Development and School Performance --
8. The Domestic Economy of Malnutrition --
9. Strategies for Change --
Appendix: Study Design.
Responsibility: Francis E. Johnston and Setha M. Low.

Abstract:

This book presents the results of a comprehensive longitudinal and cross-sectional seven-year study of the social ecology of growth and development of over 500 children living in a disadvantaged community on the edge of Guatemala City. A wide range of sociocultural, behavioral, and demographic data are brought together into a model that analyzes their relationship to physical growth, nutritional status, mental development, and school achievement from one through eleven years of age. The results are related broadly to the recent social and political history of Guatemala.

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