ANT 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Transculturation, Cultural Appropriation, Arapesh Languages
28 Dec 2016
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The article states that tactile stimuli (through grooming) is not just for cleanliness, but to make nerves grow. He proves this point by explaining the harlow experiment of rhesus monkeys. The infants elicit the response from the mother for cuddling, caressing, care, etc. Affect starvation can result from lack of affection (ex/: romanian orphanages). Also, parents hunger for affection from baby, and child from parent. This interaction imprints culture (values, expectations, strategies, communication skills etc). Instinctinve traits include contact seeking, smiling/laughing and mimicry: culture has its roots in biology. Refresher: goldschmidt describes this revolution in the nursery, which stresses the importance of mother-infant attachment and interaction. She compares two groups in cameroon: nso & fulani to support her claim that mother-child dialogue is imp. Baganda of uganda, the 3-year old child had to sit up to prove the father was the legitimate parent of the child.
