Bathing Babies In Three Cultures

Bathing Babies In Three Cultures (1954)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1954-06-01
  • Runtime: 0h 10min
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: Indonesia, United States of America
  • Directors: Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson.

Summary

Compares treatment of Balinese and Iatmul (New Guinea) babies with American practices. The different methods of bathing children is seen in three contrasting cultures. "New Guinea". A native mother is seen washing her own and a neighbour's children in a river. "U.S.A.". "The 1930's". In a small bathroom, the mother first carefully wipes the child's face with a flannel, before putting him into the bath-tub. "U.S.A.". the 1940's: Similar setting, similar routine, but mother is less protective, child more independent and interested in outside objects. "Bali": In a mountain village, a mother bathes her child in a small tub on a raised platform.

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Directing Margaret Mead Director
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