ANTHRCUL 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Prefrontal Cortex, Attachment In Adults, Nso People

• School: U of M
• Department: Anthropology, Cultural
• Course: ANTHRCUL 101
• Professor: Holly Peters- Golden

Document Summary

Chapter 7: the first two years psychosocial development [lecture 7] Basic trust vs. mistrust: infants learn basic trust if world is secure place where their basic needs are met. Autonomy vs. shame/doubt: infants succeed (or fail) in gaining sense of self-rule over their own actions & bodies. Cognitive: infants form concept of what to expect from people. Early experiences are important bc of beliefs, perceptions, memories. Working model: set of assumptions about relationships (interpretation of early experiences is v important! Sociocultural theory: social/cultural context plays a central role in infant development. Ethnotheory: child-rearing theory that"s embedded w/n particular culture/ethnic group (ex: mayans cosleeping) Proximal parenting: close, physical contact w/ child"s entire body. Distal parenting: practices maintain more physical distance (give toys, encouraging self-feeding, talking face 2 face) 2007: 78 rural nso of w. africa/urban greek parents/infants. Nso moms proximal parents, greek distal parents. Nso toddlers did not recognize themselves in mirror, but compliant if mom asked them to do something.