Relations among infants and juveniles in comparative perspective

Social Science Information • Vol/Iss. 15 • Published In 1976 • Pages: 371-402 •

By Konner, Melvin J.

Abstract

This article investigates peer relations in infancy, both in primates and in preindustrial human societies. Data from these populations shows a strong tendency toward a multi-age composition of play groups rather than solely peer-aged play groups for infants. Patterns in child care across societies of different subsistence types are empirically examined.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
World Ethnographic Sample (WES)	Combination

Hypotheses (3)
Hypothesis	Supported
The use of adult or child nurses to care for the infant or young child will be less likely in hunting, gathering, and fishing societies.	Supported
Non-maternal contact in hunting, gathering, and fishing societies will most likely be with a play group.	Supported
Play group contact will be more common in hunting, gathering, and fishing societies than it is in “at least some more advanced subsistence types.”	Supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Jessie Cohen Amelia Piazza

Relations among infants and juveniles in comparative perspective

Social Science Information • Vol/Iss. 15 • Published In 1976 • Pages: 371-402 • Cite

By Konner, Melvin J.

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (3)

Social Science Information • Vol/Iss. 15 • Published In 1976 • Pages: 371-402 •