ABOUT CULTURAL MODELS OF UPBRINGING (CULTURAL MODELS OF UPBRINGING – AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF FAMILY)

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This article is, actually, a larger review of a book written by Amel Alić, Cultural Models of Upbringing. This voluminous study presents cultural aspects of upbringing on one side and on the other side it relying upon anthropological interpretations and is linking those interpretation with contemporary modes of upbringing. Besides, the author also brings these processes in connection with literature. It is very interesting to see the manner in which Amel Alić makes use of researches in the field of anthropology for the purpose of a better understanding of pedagogy. Amel Alić makes a cultural shift in this study. However, this is not a surprise because the author dealt with the theme of culture in his previous books as well. In his comparative analysis, Alić applies to anthropological models a comprehensive understanding of culture with all its norms and values, which are, in turn, at the bases of every type of upbringing. More than comprehensively, he views cultural modes, variations and concepts of upbringing and relates the same with contemporary man and his condition.