1. Holism within Cultures

2. Objective Describe the difference between Altricial and precocial primate care. Examine how infant care practices as an intersection of biology and culture illustrate the interdisciplinary, holistic nature of anthropological inquiry.

3. Holism within Cultures Kinship Marriage Politics Economics Art Religion Medicine Eating Security Sports Housing Death Child rearing Recreation Various dimensions of culture are interdependent You cannot understand anyone facet without reference to others.

4. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

5. Primates Need Care Altricial: those whose newly hatched or born young are relatively immobile, have closed eyes, lack hair or down and must be cared for by the adults. Precocial- relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. ◦Based on a continuum

6. Group Work Name as many animals that are either be Altricial or prococial.

7. Primates are Mimetic Human children observe and experience care giving behaviors Apply them to their own offspring

8. What is maternal Instinct?

9. Cultural Scripts Generalized knowledge and guides to action that individuals learn as members of social groups.

10. Babies What are some things that babies need? How are these needs met? How do we know what babies need?

11. Continuum of Care