book chapter
Does culture appreciably affect patterns of infant behavior?
Journal of social psychology • 12 • Published In 1940 • Pages: 305-317
By: Wayne, Dennis.
Abstract
The author, who was with the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia at the time he made this study, offers data to corroborate the view that the characteristics of infancy are universal and that culture overlays of modifies a more basic substratum of behavior. Specifically, he studied the behavior of forty-one Navajo and Hopi babies up to one year of age, and compared it with that of a similar group of White American infants. He found that most of the outward differences in the Indian childrens' behavior, such as crying only infrequently, were due to variations in child care rather than a more basic cause. Of particular interest is his examination of the effect of the cradleboard: contrary to popular belief, he found that it did not retard the infant's motor development.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Psychologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Katchen S. Coley ; 1951
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1939
- Coverage Place
- Arizona and New Mexico, United States
- Notes
- Dennis Wayne
- Numbers underlined refer to case histories found on pages 311-314, category 856
- This document consists of excerpts
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-317)
- LCSH
- Navajo Indians