Book
Pre-verbal learning of kinship behavior among Shipibo infants of eastern Peru
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 2000 • Pages:
By: Abelove, Joan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This dissertation examines one specific aspect of cultural learning that may occur duing infancy -- kinship behavior, and how it is acquired. The problem posed by the author is whether or not infants learn culturally appropriate patterns of interacting with others before they learn to talk, and do they interact differentially with various kinsmen before they know the appropriate kin terms for these people (p. 4). The information for this thesis was collected by Abelove at a Shipibo village located on the Pisqui River in eastern Peru from a study of 14 mothers and their infants and based on behavioral observations, interviews and projective tests (the TAT). The major findings of this study '…are that the culturally determined patterns of kinship behavior are learned pre-verbally and that the patterning of the mother's own interpersonal life in general is critical in determing her infant's interpersonal behavior' (p. 148).
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Shipibo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1973-1974
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1973-1974
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Pisqui River area, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Joan M. Abelove
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- City University of New York, 1978
- UM7902539
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-155)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Shipibo-Conibo Indians
- Shipibo-Conibo Indians--Social life and customs.