Navajo Infancy

Combining the concepts and methods of classical ethology with those of social-cultural anthropology, Navajo Infancy describes the major sources of change and continuity in Navajo infant development as a vehicle for discussing the relationships between human nature and culture

James S. Chisholm

1: Development in an Evolutionary Context; 2: The Environment of Navajo Infancy; 3: The Cradleboard; 4: The Research; 5: The Behavior of Navajo and Anglo Newborn Infants; 6: Navajo and Anglo Children's Fear of Strangers; 7: Mother-Infant Interaction and the Cradleboard; 8: The Determinants of Mother-Infant Interaction; 9: Summary and Conclusions: Development as Adaptation