The ecocultural project at human development: Why ethnography and its findings matter

Journal/Book: Ethos. 1997; 25: 4350 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 640, Arlington, VA 22203. Amer Anthropological Assoc. 177-190.

Abstract: Ethnography produces believable findings that matter both to those we study and to the social sciences. Ethnography is best suited to understanding human development as an adaptive project of individuals and communities-that is, what families and communities are trying to accomplish to meet their goals in their cultural world, and the cultural pathways that are available for children to achieve those goals.

Note: Article Weisner TS, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Psychiat, Los Angeles,CA 90024 USA

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