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Cry Babies, Culture, and Catastrophe: Infant Temperament Among the Masai

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Child Survival

Part of the book series: Culture, Illness and Healing ((CIHE,volume 11))

Abstract

Cross-cultural studies have shown that diversity in the basic characteristics of infant development, cognitive style, and behavior are related to variations in ethnicity and child-rearing practices (Whiting and Child 1953; Geber 1958; Horton 1962; Le Vine 1974; Burton and Kirk 1976; de Vries and de Vries 1977; Werner 1979; Super and Harkness 1982). The impact of infant care practices and ecological factors on infant mortality has also been documented, but the infant’s own contribution to morbidity and mortality has been more difficult to study (Dickeman 1975; Werner 1979).

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    Nancy Scheper-Hughes

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de Vries, M.W. (1987). Cry Babies, Culture, and Catastrophe: Infant Temperament Among the Masai. In: Scheper-Hughes, N. (eds) Child Survival. Culture, Illness and Healing, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3393-4_9

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