In 1884 during the German seizure of Angra Pequena became one of the first incidents of the scramble for Africa. This country is now known as South West Africa. Near the coastal strip of the Namib Desert are tribes that suffer some of the harshest experiences of modern colonial history. During the early years there were only two thousand people living there with the tribes peaceful until eighteen ninety six. In eighteen ninety seven, the natural disaster caused friction between the two. Because of the cattle plague the Herero tribe was forced to sell most of their pasture and half the cattle that survived to the German settlers for very cheap. This ultimately benefited the Germans causing the Herero tribe to rebel. The Herero tribe killed …show more content…
In eighteen forty-seven when gold was discovered the population grew to ten thousand. As of 2010 the population was projected to be 805,235. San Francisco is known for its marketplace in agriculture mining and their many transportation routes.
Developmental Markers There were a lot of developmental markers throughout this documentary. The San Francisco child was awarded the opportunity to have more one on one time with mom. She also had more developmental toy that were age appropriate to fit the needs of the child. She also read to the child to help develop her language skills. The Japanese mother also had great cognitive development toys. The Child attended daycare for social development and had playmates and mommy and me classes. One of the biggest factors that stood out was at night the baby was able to self sooth in their crib. All of these traits will help develop a confident and independent child. In Mongolia the child was also left to self soothe a lot. What played a major role in the development of this child is that he had an older
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His mother played and sung with him. She also played musical instruments as he sat and listened. This child was free to explore his senses with gravel, rocks, sticks and water. Once the child got a little older the mother would talk to him, and he would babble back.
Similarities In Japan and Namibia both smothers displayed pre birth rituals. The mother in Namibia crushed a red powder and rubbed it on her belly. While the mother in Japan danced and listened to classical music during labor. The children from Japan and San Francisco share a lot of similarities. Both children attended mommy and me classes, received medical attention, and were given the appropriate developmental toys. Namibia and Mongolia also share some of the same values. While the others bathed their children the Mongolian mother used her breast milk to clean the baby’s face and the Namibian mother licked her baby’s face clean. The mother’s all breast fed their children.
Differences
The Mongolian child was left alone a lot throughout the documentary, as his mother worked outside. Though the Namibian mother spent more time with her child there was a lot going on in the tribe. Most times the child was with her but she wasn’t paying much attention to him.
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According to Montgomery (2014) ‘Children in different parts of the world lead very different lives, partly because of the variations of cultural beliefs about childhood’. These variations are brought about by the fact that each child is different, with different beliefs, raised with different parenting methods in different countries with different cultural influences. All of which have individual definitions of what it is to be a child, and a child’s capabilities. These cultural and social differences all vary on their emphasis of traits that are important, such as individuality, independence, inter-dependancy and expectations of behaviour. Each child is constructed in a unique way according to these differences, and each difference impacts
“Babies”. Is a documentary made by the Thomas Balmés. It offers a window on the lives of four infants in four completely different cultures. This is not a usual kind of documentary; there are no narration, no subtitles and actual dialogue was very minimal. The film explores childhood rituals, enculturation, socialization and parenthood. I will try to explore each of these themes and try to make the case that behaviors, values and fears are learned not something congenital. It has, in my opinion, comparative perspectives and different methods in rearing children in different societies. It achieves this by cutting the scenes in certain ways to show the differences between these different children. For example, in one part of the film, both Bayarjargal (the Mongolian child) and Mari (the Japanese child) were playing with their pet cats and then the two scenes were edited to a shot of Ponijo (the Namibian child) looking interested in flies. The four children developed in somewhat similar ways. However, there are differences in their behaviors due to the enculturation by seeing their parents or siblings who were doing what they thought to be the norms and the obvious landscape in which they are brought up. Two of the kids were born in rural areas (Namibia and Mongolia) and two were born in urban areas (the United States and Japan). The mothers of these infants were interviewed and chosen to be in the film
The result of this data forever changed the way a child was nurtured. This experiment demonstrated that love and nurture is the fundament of a child’s growth and without it there can be close to permanent psychological damage made to the child and it can even carry on to adulthood. The child will always need the protection of a mother as shown in the experiment. For example a premature baby needs to be exposed to lots of contact with the mother in order to survive. The same applies to a healthy baby in order to grow affection it needs skin to skin contact to his or her
The French documentary Babies shows the first year of development of four different babies who live in four completely different environments. The film follows Ponijao, a little girl from Namibia, Bayar, a little boy from Mongolia, Mari, a girl from Tokyo, and Hattie, a girl from San Francisco. Even though the babies live in very dissimilar parts of the world, their physical, cognitive, and social development seem to all follow a set pattern. On the other hand, the babies learn to do some activities distinctive to their environment by watching their parents and siblings. Therefore, Babies provides evidence to support both the nature and nurture sides of the debate.
After reading the book which mentions the maternal and neonatal situation in Mali, one of the poorest countries in the world, is pitiable. (1) Child birth takes place under lantern light, in Mud bricks with profuse sweating without electricity, no running water, no emergency backup. With only the grace of God and the skill of a midwife that child birth takes place in remote villages in the country of Mali, West Africa, having the third highest total fertility
Two valued cultural activities are parenting and being a "good friend". Several children in the research project articulated working theories about where babies come from and how to care for them. Eve (4) said: "You can grow a baby in your tummy ... my mummy had a baby and it 's me", and Amber (3) said:
Babies is a 2010 French film, by Thomas Balmes, that follows four babies from birth to their first steps around the world. Two of the babies are from rural areas: Panijao from Opuwo, Namibia, and Bayarjargal from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia. The other two babies are from urban areas: Mari from Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie from San Francisco, United States. This documentary is different because the whole film is from the babies perceptive. Everything that is shot is at the babies level. There is very little dialogue throughout this film. The focus is not on the parents at all. You will see the parent’s faces through out the film. But mostly all you see is nipples, arms, hands and their chest. You see the parts the baby tends to have the most interest
San Francisco is one of the most modern and accepting culture there is in the world. San Francisco has largely become what it is due to the past historical events that shaped this culture to the way it is, as well as the kind of people these events brought into this city. In a way, the series of events that unfolded seemed to work almost too perfectly, and turned San Francisco into the city it is today.
He usually felt lonely, however in his behavior he tries to act strong and bold to gain attention from others. In one study, a psychologist named John Watson shaped a newborn into environmental factors he chose. This research came out successful. The development of children mostly depends on the environment their parents create. Then the children catch onto the behavior of that environment, which is the character parents emits
Even though, the children grew up in different environments, the stages of development they underwent were mostly the same. Whether it be in an environment not suitable for any person to live, as depicted by Ponijao’s family, or a well-kept home, as shown by Hattie’s family, the development stages were pretty much the same. Each toddler used their senses in order to gain information about the world around them. The major difference between the development of these four babies was the environment that they grew up in. For example, Hattie’s parents were constantly trying to teach their baby new and educational things. Her parents always read her books. In one book, she learned how to imitate the sounds and motions an elephant makes. Due to Ponijao’s environment, it was extremely difficult to learn the kinds of things Hattie was learning. In his environment, he didn’t even have any books or toys that could further his knowledge. His family was living in poverty. In the film Babies, many theories and concepts were conveyed by the four different families. It showed the stage of development a baby is at when they are less than one years old. The film proved that a person can be brought up in a city in America or third world country and still go through the same stages of development any child
The focal child, “Mia” demonstrated social and emotional skills and abilities in the observation. She is a five-year-old girl and currently attends transitional kindergarten and previously attended head start and preschool. Mia lives with her mother, father, and little sister but spends time with her grandparents such as on Monday she spends time with the Vietnamese grandma and on Tuesday through Friday; she spends time with her Cantonese grandma. Mia speaks English fluently and knows a few phrases in Cantonese and Vietnamese.
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The child that I selected to observe through the course of this semester is a Caucasian female. Her name is “R.” She was born on April 24, 2013. She is currently 10 months old, but will be turning one year old at the end of the semester. “R” is a child who is very active. She has an independent but outgoing personality. At this stage, she exhibits uncertainty with strangers and other people she recalls but has not physically seen in a period of time. Some of “R”'s favorite activities include tossing objects, mirroring actions and movements, music, a...
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