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AVes y Su Proposito
AVes y Su Proposito
En una definición en sentido amplio del término social, se le puede entender como un
concepto sociológico que refiere a las relaciones que se establecen en una comunidad,1 o
sea, es el concepto que engloba las relaciones entre seres vivos. Ciertos animales no
humanos, tal como por ejemplo la mayoría de los mamíferos, son calificados como especies
sociales,23 y lo mismo procede para ciertas especies de insectos;4 y obviamente los
humanos también conformamos una especie social.56
1. A veces designa lo que se vincula a las relaciones laborales; por ejemplo: Derecho social.9
2. A veces designa a las relaciones entre asociados o socios de una misma sociedad; por
ejemplo: Mandato social.10
Despite the widespread association of children's literature with picture books, spoken
narratives existed before printing, and the root of many children's tales go back to ancient
storytellers.[9]:30 Seth Lerer, in the opening of Children's Literature: A Reader's History
from Aesop to Harry Potter, says, "This book presents a history of what children have
heard and read ... The history I write of is a history of reception."[10]:2
History
Early children's literature consisted of spoken stories, songs, and poems that were used to
educate, instruct, and entertain children.[11] It was only in the eighteenth century, with the
development of the concept of childhood, that a separate genre of children's literature began
to emerge, with its own divisions, expectations, and canon.[12]:x-xi The earliest of these
books were educational books, books on conduct, and simple ABCs—often decorated with
animals, plants, and anthropomorphic letters.[13]
In 1962, French historian Philippe Ariès argues in his book Centuries of Childhood that the
modern concept of childhood only emerged in recent times. He explains that children were