This book presents the results of a comprehensive longitudinal and cross-sectional seven-year study of the social ecology of growth and development of over 500 children living in a disadvantaged community on the edge of Guatemala City.

Johnston, Francis E.

The Sociocultural, Political, and Economic Context of Malnutrition and Child Development in Guatemala -- An Ecological Approach to the Study of the Environments of the Urban Poor -- An Urban Ethnography of El Progreso -- Patterns of Socioeconomic Variability and Home Stimulation -- Physical Growth and Nutritional Status of the Children of El Progreso -- The Socioeconomic Context of Physical Growth in El Progreso -- The Ecology of Mental Development and School Performance -- The Domestic Economy of Malnutrition -- Strategies for Change -- Study Design