The Anthropology Of Childhood - Cherubs, Chattel, Changelings - David Lancy (2009) Résumé : The raising of children, their role in society, and the degree to which family and community is structured around them, varies quite significantly around the world. The Anthropology of Childhood provides the first comprehensive review of the literature on children from a distinctly anthropological perspective. Bringing together key evidence from cultural anthropology, history, and primate studies, i..