The Autonomous Child

Originally published in 1986, this book's focal point is a field study which asks whether the social childrearing context of daycare transmits to young children values different from those within America's dominant value tradition of individualism.

New Preface for Reissue. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Social and Familial Childrearing: Day Care in Context 3. Social Childrearing within Day Care: Rosehill Day Care Center 4. Individual and Social: Analyzing the Tilt at Rosehill 5. From Situation to Structure: Relating Field Study Findings to America's Value Tradition of Individualism 6. A Concluding Note. Appendix A: Activity Scans. Appendix B: Theoretical Orientation. Bibliography. Index.