This chapter examines the development of young children’s interpersonal relationships in three developing countries that share a history as French colonies. The author uses Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory as the theoretical base and observations, and interviews gathered across a 4-year period as the data. The result is a comparison of the multi-layered social contexts of Senegal, Burkina Faos, and Haiti and the effects of those contexts on the lives of young children in each.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Bronfenbrenner, U. (1986). Ecology of the family as a context for human development: Research perspectives. Developmental Psychology, 22, 723–742.
Bronfenbrenner, U. (1995). The bioecological perspective from a life course perspective. Reflections of a participant observer. In P. Moen, G.H. Edler, & K. Luscher (Eds.), Examining lives in context (pp. 599–618). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Campaore, A. (2007, March). Personal interview.
Fall, S. (2007, March). Personal interviews.
Faye, M. (2007, March). Personal interviews.
Lassane, K. (2007, March). Personal interviews.
“Les Baobabs”: Senegal of yesterday and today (2007, March-April). Teranga: The magazine of Air Senegal International, 17.
Polk, P. A. (1997). Haitian vodou flags. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi.
Puckett, M. B., & Black, J. K. (2005). The young child. Development from prebirth through age eight. (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Sam, E. (2007, March). Personal interview.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Wortham, S.C. (2008). The Young Child and Social Relationships in Developing Countries. In: Jalongo, M.R. (eds) Enduring Bonds. Educating the Young Child, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74525-1_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74525-1_1
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-0-387-74524-4
Online ISBN: 978-0-387-74525-1
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and LawEducation (R0)