Girl helpers and time allocation of nursing women among the Toba of Argentina

被引：36

作者：

Bove, RB ^{[1
]}

Valeggia, CR ^{[1
]}

Ellison, PT ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Anthropol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

来源：

HUMAN NATURE-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE | 2002年 / 13卷 / 04期

关键词：

allomothering; childcare; helper at the nest; time allocation; Toba;

D O I：

10.1007/s12110-002-1003-8

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

In this paper we outline the activities of young girls in a Toba community of northern Argentina and examine the effect of girl helpers on time allocation of nursing women. Activity budgets were obtained for 41 girls aged 3 to 15 using spot observations. Girls spent substantial portions of observations engaged in helping behaviors. Individual values varied with age, anthropometric characteristics, and birth order. Activity budgets of 21 nursing women were obtained through focal observation sessions. Women living in households with girls aged 7 to 15 allocated 17% less time to domestic work and 9% more time to socializing during afternoon observation sessions. For nursing women in this community, direct childcare (provided by the infant's own mother) seemed to be a priority. Living with a girl helper did not have any measurable effect on the frequency or duration of nursing, or on the time that women spent caring for their infants. Based on these findings, hypotheses are outlined for future work on the effect of girl helpers on women's fertility.

引用

页码：457 / 472

页数：16

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