Birth and 'bonding' in non-industrial societies

Infant care will be different among societies which foster parent-infant body contact and those that do not (595).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Comparison of percentages	Not Supported	above .10	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Caretaker, Mother	Dependent	Infant Care
Consistently Affectionate Care	Dependent	Infant Care
Infant Crying Received Nurturant Response	Dependent	Infant Care
Mother-infant Body Contact Encouraged Vs. Not Encouraged	Independent	Infant Care

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Lozoff, Betsy	1983	Parent-infant body contact after birth is emphasized in most societies (595).	Not Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Munroe, Robert L.	1981	Societies with close mother-infant contact and patrilineage will practice male circumcision ceremonies. In societies with close mother-infant contact and without patrilineages, the couvade will be present (627).	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	1989	Competitive games will be negatively associated with physical contact and comfort in infant socialization (37).	Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Weisner, Thomas S.	1977	In infancy the mother is most likely to be the principal caretaker (170).	Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Lozoff, Betsy	1979	A characteristic infant-care pattern existed during most of human history (478).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author