Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 451 Chamberlain, Alexander Francis 1865 1914 Chamberlain, A. F. (Alexander Francis) Chamberlain, Alexander F. (Alexander Francis) The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Produced by David Moynihan, Lee Dawei, V-M Österman, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought" by Alexander Francis Chamberlain is a scholarly investigation written in the late 19th century. This work explores the roles and perceptions of children in various primitive cultures, alongside their implications for modern society, weaving together anthropology, sociology, psychology, and child development concepts. The emphasis is placed on understanding how childhood experiences shape human civilization and cultural practices through time. The opening of the volume sets the stage for a discourse on the significance of childhood by citing various poets and thinkers who highlight the intrinsic value of children to human existence. Chamberlain presents the idea that comprehensive studies of childhood can reveal essential truths about societal structures and cultural evolution. He aims to investigate child-related activities in primitive societies and their survival in current cultural practices, addressing how children have been thought of throughout history. The author expresses a deep appreciation for the wisdom children embody, asserting their central position in the evolutionary narrative of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Children -- Folklore Child rearing Folklore and children GR Text Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Sociology Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 1122511 2025-08-04T04:06:05.570597 text/html 1122332 2025-01-11T01:38:46.906806 text/html 511296 2025-08-04T04:06:22.766522 application/epub+zip 525958 2025-08-04T04:06:10.120551 application/epub+zip 515705 2025-08-04T04:06:08.087664 application/epub+zip 933938 2025-08-04T04:06:31.707470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 832328 2025-08-04T04:06:20.805534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 706464 2022-09-04T08:13:41.924092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1001773 2025-08-04T04:06:04.751592 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 996246 2020-12-31T00:41:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18497 2025-08-04T04:06:31.859438 application/rdf+xml 16160 2025-08-04T04:06:08.610575 image/jpeg 3941 2025-08-04T04:06:08.349589 image/jpeg 407299 2020-12-31T00:41:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 503271 2025-08-04T04:06:05.650586 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia