Journal article
Culture and Early Infancy Among Central African Foragers and Farmers
Developmental psychology, Vol.34(4), pp.653-661
07/1998
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/115139
PMID: 9681257
Abstract
Everyday infant experiences among the Aka hunter-gatherers and the neighboring Ngandu farmers were observed and compared. Twenty Aka and 21 Ngandu 3- to 4-month-olds and 20 Aka and 20 Ngandu 9- to 10-month-olds were observed for 3 hr on each of 4 days so that all 12 daylight hr were covered. The Aka infants were more likely to be held, fed, and asleep or drowsy, whereas Ngandu infants were more likely to be alone and to fuss or cry, smile, vocalize, or play. The amount of crying, soothing, feeding, and sleeping declined over time in both groups. Distal social interaction increased over time among the Ngandu but not among the Aka. Despite striking cultural differences on many variables, however, functional context systematically affected the relative prominence of the infants' behavior in both cultural groups.
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- Title
- Culture and Early Infancy Among Central African Foragers and Farmers
- Creators
- Barry S Hewlett - Department of Anthropology, Washington State UniversityMichael E Lamb - Section on Social and Emotional Development, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MarylandDonald Shannon - Department of Anthropology, Washington State UniversityBirgit Leyendecker - Fakultät Für Psychologie, Martin-Luther Universität of Halle, Halle, GermanyAxel Schölmerich - Fakultät Für Psychologie, Martin-Luther Universität of Halle, Halle, Germany
- Publication Details
- Developmental psychology, Vol.34(4), pp.653-661
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology, Department of
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Identifiers
- 99900547913501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article