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Author Chisholm, James S

Title Navajo Infancy : an Ethological Study of Child Development
Edition 2nd ed
Published Somerset : Taylor and Francis, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (286 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction to the Tmmaction Edition; Prefoce; 1 DEVELOPMENT IN AN EVOLUTIONARY CONTEXT; The Process of Adaptation; Ontogeny and Phylogeny; AdaptabiIity and Development; Summary; 2 THE ENVIRONMENT OF NAVAJO INFANCY; Perturbations in the Environment of Navajo Infancy; The Navajo; Cottonwood Springs; 3 THE CRADLEBOARD; The Cradleboard and Swaddling in Cross-Cultural Perspective; Previous Studies of the Cradleboard; The Hypotheses: Does the Cradleboard Affect Navajo Child Development; 4 THE RESJEARCH
Anthropology and Ethology in Child Development ResearchThe Samples; The Methods; 5 THE BEHAVIOR OF NAVAJO AND ANGLO NEWBORN INFANTS; The Analysis of Brazelton Scale Data: Methods and Rationale; Prenatal Influences on Navajo-Anglo Group Differences in Newborn Behavior; Discussion and Conclusion; 6 NAVAJO AND ANGLO CHILDREN'S FEAR OF STRANGERS; Similarities and Differences in Navajo and Anglo Fear of Strangers; Environmental Correlates of Navajo Fear of Strangers; Discussion and Conclusion; 7 MOTHER-INFANT INTERACTION AND THE CRADLEBOARD; The Immediate Effects of the Cradleboard
Some Situational Determinants of Cradleboard UseThe Longer-Term Effects of the Cradleboard; Discussion and Conclusion; 8 THE DETERMINANTS OF MOTHER-INFANT INTERACTION; Deriving the Determinants; Navajo Neonatal Behavior and Mother-Infant Interaction in the First Quarter; The Child's Opportunity for Interaction with Others; Discussion and Conclusions; 9 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS: DEVELOPMENT AS ADAPTATION; Summary; Synthesis and Implications; Bibliography; Index
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Subject Navajo children.
Infants -- Development -- Southwest, New
Child development -- Southwest, New
Navajo Indians -- Social life and customs
Child development
Infants -- Development
Navajo children
Navajo Indians -- Social life and customs
New Southwest
Form Electronic book
Author Chisholm, James S
Carney, Cary Michael
ISBN 9781351503419
1351503413