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ASA has a new Section on Section on Children and Youth The purpose of the Section on Children and Youth is to encourage the development and dissemination of sociological perspectives on children in the areas of research, theory, policy, practice, and teaching. Here, the term "children" includes every human being from infancy through the transition to adulthood. Read more	2010 AAACIG Conference held jointly with SCCR and SASci in Albuquerque, New Mexico February 17-20, 2010 Updated of AAACIG Childhood Sessions Read more Complete list including SCCR and SASci Read more	Childhood and Youth Studies Interest Group in Portugal Read more

Latest Children in the News	Latest Films	Latest Recommended Reading
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Our Children in the News section is intended to highlight isolated developments that might signal important trends in the nature of children's lives.	We invite you to explore the following films. Read more	A list of books and articles have been prepared for you by students at USU, for your research conveinence and reading enjoyment. For a short review of each book or article, click on the corresponding link.
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Kids in America now pack on pounds compared to 1950's: In the 1950s, kids had three cups of milk for every cup of soda. Today that ratio is reversed, meaning they get all the calories and none of the nutrients ..... Read more	Life III: Danger Children At Work Director: Emily Marlo Year: 2003 Location: Guatemala Run Time: 27 Minutes	Bolin, Inge (2006) Growing Up in a Culture of Respect: Child Rearing in Highland Peru. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. Available in hard or softcover (232 pages, $19.95)
Growth in Rural America fueled by Hispanic Births: Births, not immigration, now account for most of the growth in the nation’s Hispanic population, a distinct reversal of trends of the past 30 years..... Read more	Sowing Seeds of Hunger (Life III series) Director: James Heer Year: 2003 Location: Zambia Africa Run Time: 27 Minutes	Kramer, Karen L. (2005) Maya Children: Helpers on the Farm. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Available in hardcover (272 pages, $35.00)
Child Jockies race along the Stepps of Central Asia: Genghis Khan and his army once rode their horses across the steppes of Central Asia. Once again, horses race, literally, across those same steppes..... Read more	Beijing Features: Rights Of Passage: Four Stories of Survival Director: Dianne Best Year: 1995 Location: Burkina Faso, India, Jamaica, Nicaragua Run Time: 27 Minutes	Einarsdottir, Jonina (2004) Tired of Weeping: Mother Love, Child Death, and Poverty in Guinea-Bissau. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press. Available in hard or softcover (300 pages, $65.00)
African Crucible cast as Witches, and cast out: Domingos Pedro was only 12 years old when his father died. The passing was sudden; the cause was a mystery to doctors. ..... Read more	From Rhetoric to Reality: Broadcasting for Change: Sex With the Angels Director: Joan Salvat Year: 2000 Location: Dominican Republic Run Time: 14 Minutes	Kusserow, Adrie (2004) American Individualisms: Child Rearing and Social Class in three Neighborhoods. New York: Palgrave McMilliam. Available in softcover (207 pages, $33.00)
		Lancy, David (2008) Anthropology of Childhood: Cherubs, Chattel, and Changelings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Available in hard of soft cover (466 pages, $99.00)
AAACIG About Us	AAACIG Newsletter: Latest Issue	New to the site?
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The Anthropology of Children and Childhood Interest Group of the American Anthropological Association…was launched in 2007. The initiative to form an Interest Group and to secure official standing was undertaken by Kristen Cheney from the University of Dayton and Susan Shepler from American University. This website was developed and is maintained by David F. Lancy and his students at Utah State University. In the submission seeking Interest Group status these goals were put forth: Read more	OCTOBER 2009 ISSUE 2009 AAA meeting preview................pages 2-3 Methods and Ethics...........................pages 4-5 "Childhood and ---" ............................page 6-7 Interdisciplinary...................................page 8-10 Photo from Fieldwork.........................pages10 New Books..........................................page 11-13 Member News.....................................Page 13-16	Welcome to the AAACIG Website! This instructional PDF will guide you through the new site section by section. If any further questions arise please refer either to this PDF or submit a question to the webmaster via the discussion forums.Read More

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