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Otaki, Midori; And Others – 1983
Maternal and infant behaviors of 30 American and 52 Japanese mother/infant dyads from middle-class homes were compared. The major differences in caretaker behavior were (1) the Japanese mothers spent more time with or in the presence of their babies than did the American mothers, and (2) the American mothers were more active in positioning the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits, Foreign Countries
