Navajo Infancy: An Ethological Study of Child Development

ISBN-13: 9780202011691 / Angielski / Twarda / 1983 / 267 str.

James S. Chisholm

Opis

Combining the concepts and methods of classical ethology with those of social-cultural anthropology, Navajo Infancy describes the major sources of change and continuity in Navajo infant development as a vehicle for discussing the relationships between human nature and culture. The theoretical framework includes adaptation and natural selection as key background variables, but in the important context of recent advances in evolutionary biology, which argue for a high degree of developmental plasticity in human ontogeny and the unique adaptive value of human epigenetics and socialization.

Spis treści

1: Development in an Evolutionary Context; 2: The Environment of Navajo Infancy; 3: The Cradleboard; 4: The Research; 5: The Behavior of Navajo and Anglo Newborn Infants; 6: Navajo and Anglo Children’s Fear of Strangers; 7: Mother–Infant Interaction and the Cradleboard; 8: The Determinants of Mother–Infant Interaction; 9: Summary and Conclusions: Development as Adaptation

O autorze

James S. Chisholm