2016 - 2017

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  Cultural Aspects of Raising Babies                                                                   
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
Basmat Even-ZoharGilman-humanities260Wed1000-1200 Sem  1
 
 
University credit hours:  2.0

Course description
Cultural Aspects of Raising Babies
Basmat Even-Zohar, PhD

The customs of raising babies in any given society are determined by the cultural Concepts said society holds about babies – not by any “objective reality”. This course will look into different cultural models of raising babies through juxtaposing various sources and researches. We shall follow the development of the term “baby” ever since its first appearance of the modern concept of “the child” in Western culture, both historically and across cultures. Among other things, we’ll ask why was it so important for Dutch babies to poop at the same time every day, and would sleep consultants succeed financially in Japan? Alongside the discussion of The Baby as an historical concept in culture, we will also analyze other scientific aspects, such as anthropological, biological, psychological etc. The students will perform small observation research projects during the semester.

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