Children of the urban poor: the sociocultural environment of growth, development, and malnutrition in Guatemala City
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...
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| Summary: | 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. |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 189 S. graph. Darst. |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Tables and Figures xi
Acknowledgments xv
1 The Sociocultural, Political, and Economic Context of
Malnutrition and Child Development in Guatemala 1
Introduction, 1
A History of Social and Political Inequality, 4
Economic Practices of Land Tenure and Commodization of Food, 8
Ladinoization and Cultural Change, 10
Women, Development, and Malnutrition, 11
Migration and Urbanization in Guatemala City, 13
The Earthquake and Community Formation, 15
2 An Ecological Approach to the Study of
the Environments of the Urban Poor 21
Interpreting the Growth of Children from
the Developing World, 23
The Growth and Development of the
Children of El Progreso, 27
Physical Growth, Mental Development,
and Academic Achievement, 30
Environment and Heredity in the Growth and
Development of the Children of El Progreso, 32
Unsolved Problems, 33
3 An Urban Ethnography of El Progreso 35
Physical Environment, 36
Ethnicity and Migration, 43
Family and Social Structure, 50
Practices of Daily Life, 54
The Local Economy, 58
Health and Nutrition, 63
4 Patterns of Socioeconomic Variability and Home Stimulation 67
The Socioeconomic Questionnaire, 67
Characteristics of the Mothers, 68
viii
Characteristics of the Fathers, 68
Economic Characteristics, 70
An Index of Socioeconomic Status, 71
Household Correlates of Socioeconomic Status, 74
Home Stimulation Scores, 77
Socioeconomic Status and Home Scores, 79
Discussion, 82
5 Physical Growth and Nutritional Status of the
Children of El Progreso 85
Growth Status at One Year of Age, 88
Velocities of Growth, 88
Canalization of Growth, 90
Comparison to Other Studies, 91
Comparison to Other Guatemalan Samples, 96
Discussion, 100
6 The Socioeconomic Context of Physical Growth
hi El Progreso 103
Longitudinal Analysis, 104
Cross Sectional Analysis, 106
Growth and the Components of SES, 110
Discussion, 111
7 The Ecology of Mental Development
and School Performance 113
WISC Scores, 114
Associations Between Mental Development
and the Environment, 115
Schooling and Academic Achievement, 121
Methodological Issues, 122
School Attendance, 124
Factors Associated with Achievement, 126
Discussion, 129
8 The Domestic Economy of Malnutrition 131
Introduction, 131
The Household, 132
ix
Economic Realities: Income, Expenditures, and Debt, 133
Strategies for Survival, 143
Positive Deviance, 155
9 Strategies for Change 159
Appendix: Study Design 165
References 181
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| spelling | Johnston, Francis E. Verfasser aut Children of the urban poor the sociocultural environment of growth, development, and malnutrition in Guatemala City Francis E. Johnston and Setha M. Low Boulder u.a. Westview Press 1995 XIII, 189 S. graph. Darst. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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. Armoede gtt Kinderen gtt Ondervoeding gtt Kind Child Development Guatemala Child Nutrition Disorders Guatemala Longitudinal Studies Guatemala Malnutrition Guatemala Longitudinal studies Poor children Guatemala Guatemala Longitudinal studies Poverty Guatemala Social ecology Guatemala Guatemala Longitudinal studies Socioeconomic Factors Guatemala Urban Population Guatemala Urban poor Guatemala Longitudinal studies Kind (DE-588)4030550-8 gnd rswk-swf Armut (DE-588)4002963-3 gnd rswk-swf Guatemala Stadt (DE-588)4022429-6 gnd rswk-swf Guatemala Stadt (DE-588)4022429-6 g Armut (DE-588)4002963-3 s Kind (DE-588)4030550-8 s DE-604 Low, Setha M. 1948- Verfasser (DE-588)124763286 aut HBZ Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=006743304&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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