ANTH 242 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Cortisol, Ethnography, Standard Deviation
22 Oct 2016
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Purpose of the study: -human infants and juveniles cannot survive, let alone develop effective social skills, without assistance from parents or caretakers. Relationships within the caretaking household are essential to the developing child. The human mind is therefore likely to have evolved special sensitivity to interactions with family caretakers, particularly during infancy and early childhood. The purpose of this study was to examine how the family environment influenced the stress response (salivary cortisol) and health of children. Study was conducted in the natural environment in a village in dominica. : -there was substantial and permanent variability among individuals in the factors under study (secs, family environments, profiles of cortisol response, and child health). The village and housing were relatively open, so behavior was easily observable. The number of economic variables was reduced relative to urban areas. The language and culture were familiar to the investigator. Local residents welcomed the research and were most helpful.
