book chapter

Survival and health: priorities for early development

Child care and culture : lessons from Africa [by] Robert A. LeVine … [et al.] ; with the collaboration of James Caron … [et alCambridge [England] • Published In 1994 • Pages: 169-195, 315-316

By: LeVine, Robert Alan, Levine, Sarah (Sarah E.), Leiderman, P. Herbert, Brazelton, T. Berry, Dixon, Suzanne, Richman, Amy, Keefer, Constance H., Caron, James, New, Rebecca Staples, Miller, Patrice, Tronick, Edward, Feigal, David, Yaman, Josephine.

Abstract
In this study LeVine examines the health and physical growth of Gusii children from birth to approximately four years of age, as outcomes of the caregiving environments in Morongo during the 1970s (p. 194). Customs of infant care reflect an adaptive strategy for minimizing the survival risks and promoting physical growth in the first years of life, within a context of high marital fertility. How well this is achieved in Gusii society is the major focus of this article.
Subjects
Anthropometry
Nutrition
Morbidity
Mortality
Infant feeding
Infant care
Development and maturation
Childhood activities
culture
Gusii
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2005
Field Date
1974-1976
Coverage Date
1950-1976
Coverage Place
Morongo (a pseudonym), southwestern Kenya
Notes
[by] Robert A. LeVine … [et al.] ; with the collaboration of James Caron … [et al.]
For bibliographical references see 6: Levine [et al.]
LCCN
93033584
LCSH
Gusii (African people)