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Children, caregiving, culture, and community: Understanding the place and importance of kith and kin care in the White Mountain Apache community

Description:
An ethnographic study of the values and circumstances influencing the child care decisions of members of the White Mountain Apache community, with particular attention to both cultural differences in perceptions of quality care and the trends related to the use of family, friend, and neighbor care, based on interviews, observations, and discussions with several dozen parents and care providers
Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Author(s):
Sparks Shannon Michelle Anjeanette
Funder(s):
National Science Foundation (U.S.); United States. Child Care Bureau; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona. Division of Early Childhood Development; University of Arizona. Department of Anthropology
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Arizona

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