Further evidence supporting the relationship between mother/infant contact and later differentiation of the social environment

Journal of Genetic Psychology • Vol/Iss. 129 • Published In • Pages: 169-170 •
By Zern, David

Abstract

Author reconsiders an earlier study on mother-infant contact and its possible effects on a society's language system. Focuses here on a different dependent variable--the society's local jurisdictional hierarchy.

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
Ethnographic Reportsfrom Barry, Bacon, and Child (1967)
Ethnographic Atlas (EA)cases appearing in Textor's Cross-Cultural Summary

Hypotheses (1)

HypothesisSupported
"Societies where a nurturant presence was constantly present . . . were more likely to have the simplest local jurisdictional hierarchy" (7)Supported
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