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Infant crying in hunter-gatherer cultures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2005

Hillary N. Fouts*
Affiliation:
Section on Social and Emotional Development, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockledge One Center, Bethesda, MD20892http://eclipse.nichd.nih.gov/nichd/ssed/index.html
Michael E. Lamb*
Affiliation:
Section on Social and Emotional Development, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockledge One Center, Bethesda, MD20892http://eclipse.nichd.nih.gov/nichd/ssed/index.html
Barry S. Hewlett*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Washington State University – Vancouver, Vancouver, WA98686http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/hewlett/hewlett.htm

Abstract:

By synthesizing evolutionary, attachment, and acoustic perspectives, Soltis has provided an innovative model of infant cry acoustics and parental responsiveness. We question some of his hypotheses, however, because of the limited extant data on infant crying among hunter-gatherers. We also question Soltis' distinction between manipulative and honest signaling based upon recent contributions from attachment theory.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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Hillary N. Fouts and Michael E. Lamb are employed by a government agency and as such this commentary is considered a work of the U.S. government and not subject to copyright in the United States.