Children Of The Urban Poor : The Sociocultural Environment Of Growth, Development,And Malnutrition In Guatemala City

Name: Children Of The Urban Poor:The Sociocultural Environment Of Growth, Development,And Malnutrition In Guatemala City
ISBN: 9780429040887

doi:10.4324/9780429040887

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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.

Children Of The Urban Poor

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|19 pages

The Sociocultural, Political, and Economic Context of Malnutrition and Child Development in Guatemala

chapter 2|14 pages

An Ecological Approach to the Study of the Environments of the Urban Poor

chapter 3|32 pages

An Urban Ethnography of El Progreso

chapter 4|17 pages

Patterns of Socioeconomic Variability and Home Stimulation

chapter 5|17 pages

Physical Growth and Nutritional Status of the Children of El Progreso

chapter 6|10 pages

The Socioeconomic Context of Physical Growth in El Progreso

chapter 7|17 pages

The Ecology of Mental Development and School Performance

chapter 8|28 pages

The Domestic Economy of Malnutrition

chapter 9|5 pages

Strategies for Change