The relationship between mother/infant contact and later differentiation of the social environment

Journal of Genetic Psychology Vol/Iss. 121 Published In Pages: 107-117
By Zern, David

Hypothesis

"[In] societies where there was low constancy of presence of the nurturant agent, there was no separate name for the mother. . . . [Societies] where there was high constancy of presence of the nurturant agent . . . had a separate name for the mother" (112)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi squareSupportedp<.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN