What is it about?
The paper looks at how the power-assymetry in interactions with infants is handled in two distinct socio-cultural communities (Cameroonian Nso farmers and North-German middle class families) and how this contributes to an understanding of the role of culture in child development.
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Why is it important?
Research on mother-infant interaction is mostly based on a Western notion of child development. A comparison with traditional non-western societies contributes to identify possible cultural biases in our understanding of appropriate child rearing practices and healthy child development.
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I hope this article contributes to an awareness of the crucial role of culture in our understanding of appropriate child care.
Carolin Demuth
Aalborg Universitet
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This page is a summary of: Handling power-asymmetry in interactions with infants, Interaction Studies Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systems, July 2013, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/is.14.2.04dem.
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