Feeding, Bonding, and the Formation of Social Relationships: Ethnographic Challenges to Attachment Theory and Early Childhood Interventions (Elements in Psychology and Culture)

By: Leberecht Funk and Gabriel Scheidecker and Bambi L. Chapin and Wiebke J. Schmidt and Christine El Ouardani and Nandita Chaudhary

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Synopsis: This Element explores multi-faceted linkages between feeding and relationship formation based on ethnographic case studies in Morocco, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Costa Rica. Research demonstrates that there are many culturally valued ways of feeding children, contradicting the idea of a single universally optimal feeding standard. It demonstrates further that in many parts of the world, feeding plays a central role in bonding and relationship formation, something largely overlooked in current developmental theories. Analysis shows that feeding contributes to relationship formation through what we call proximal, transactional, and distal dimensions. This Element argues that feeding practices can lead to qualitatively distinct forms of relationships. It has important theoretical and practical implications, calling for the expansion of attachment theory to include feeding and body-centered caregiving and significant changes to global interventions currently based on 'responsive feeding.' This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781009306294
Related ISBNs:: 9781009306270
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:: 08/01/23
Copyrighted By:: Leberecht Funk, Gabriel Scheidecker, Bambi L. Chapin, Wiebke J. Schmidt, Christine El Ouardani, and Nandita Chaudhary
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
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Categories:: Nonfiction, Psychology
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