Children Of The Kibbutz: A Study In Child Training And Personality
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What happens when an entire society decides to raise its children collectively, outside the bounds of the traditional family unit? Children of the Kibbutz presents a landmark anthropological study of child-rearing practices within the Israeli kibbutz system, tracing how communal upbringing shapes personality, identity, and social behavior from infancy through adolescence. Melford E. Spiro conducts a meticulous ethnographic investigation into the daily lives of kibbutz children, documenting the structured routines, peer relationships, and ideological frameworks that define their formative years. The result is a vivid portrait of an audacious social experiment — one that challenges Western assumptions about the necessity of the nuclear family in healthy psychological development. Spiro's work stands as a cornerstone of psychological anthropology, drawing on both Freudian theory and rigorous fieldwork to argue that culture profoundly shapes the inner life of the child. His prose is precise yet deeply human, balancing scholarly analysis with empathetic observation. This edition, enriched by a new preface from the author, invites readers to reconsider not only the kibbutz but the very foundations of how societies choose to nurture — or reimagine — their youngest members.
Author: Melford E. Spiro
Format: Paperback
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What happens when an entire society decides to raise its children collectively, outside the bounds of the traditional family unit? Children of the Kibbutz presents a landmark anthropological study of child-rearing practices within the Israeli kibbutz system, tracing how communal upbringing shapes personality, identity, and social behavior from infancy through adolescence. Melford E. Spiro conducts a meticulous ethnographic investigation into the daily lives of kibbutz children, documenting the structured routines, peer relationships, and ideological frameworks that define their formative years. The result is a vivid portrait of an audacious social experiment — one that challenges Western assumptions about the necessity of the nuclear family in healthy psychological development. Spiro's work stands as a cornerstone of psychological anthropology, drawing on both Freudian theory and rigorous fieldwork to argue that culture profoundly shapes the inner life of the child. His prose is precise yet deeply human, balancing scholarly analysis with empathetic observation. This edition, enriched by a new preface from the author, invites readers to reconsider not only the kibbutz but the very foundations of how societies choose to nurture — or reimagine — their youngest members.