• 1. Orienting concepts and ways of understanding the cultural nature of human development ; 2. Development as transformation of participation in cultural activities ; 3. Individuals, generations and dynamic cultural communities ; 4. Child rearing in families and communities ; 5. Developmental transitions in individuals' roles in their communities ; 6. Interdependence and autonomy ; 7. Thinking with the tools and institutions of culture ; 8. Learning through guided participation in cultural endeavours ; 9. Cultural change and relations among communities

" Barbara Rogoff's new book is an excellent compilation of the last three or four decades of work by anthropologists and human developmentalists who study the cultural processes inherent in human development. ... highly recommended for scholars of human development and their advanced students." --Anthropology & Education Quarterly"Barbara Rogoff's new book is an excellent compilation of the last three or four decades of work by anthropologists and human developmentalists who study the cultural processes inherent in human development. ... highly recommended for scholars of human development and their advanced students." --Anthropology & Education Quarterly"This book functions at two levels, with both effectively coordinated with one another: a rare achievement. On the one hand, it takes up - and presents in a new light - topics of concern to anyone interested in developmental questions... On the other, it takes up - and again presents in a new light - topics that have more been the explicit concern of scholars interested in cultural perspectives." Human Development