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Child ecology: a theoretical basis for solving children's problems in the world

National Children's Hospital, University of Tokyo, 3-35-31 Taishido, Setagayaku, Tokyo 154, Japan.

A child grows and develops through interactive processes between his or her inborn programs and the environment, which is composed of micro-, mini-, meso- and macro-ecosystems. In these ecosystems, there are natural, physio-chemical, biological and sociocultural ecological factors. Amongst them, the sociocultural ecological factor is the most important, which should be analyzed on a biological basis by applying the system information theory. The article elaborates the theoretical framework of such analysis, and illustrates this perspective through various empirical researches, under lining the interaction between biological, psychological, cultural and economical fac tors. Emphasis is put on both the need for theoretical elaboration and the applied aspect of the ecological perspective related to the complex medical and mental health problems of the modern world.

Key Words: Minamata disease • quadriceps constricture • child hood broncheal asthma • emotional deprivation syndrome • fatal and neonatal behavior • mind and body programs • imitation and learning • biology of culture.

Childhood, Vol. 1, No. 1, 26-37 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/090756829300100104


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