1972Cambridge University Press eBooksRequires access

Ethological studies of child behaviour

Nicholas Blurton Jones

Open publisher page 551 citations

Abstract

Foreword N. Tinbergen Acknowledgements Part I. Introduction: 1. Characteristics of ethological studies of human behaviour N. Blurton Jones Part II. Child-Child Interactions: 2. Human non-verbal behaviour, a means of communication Christopher R. Brannigan and David A. Humphries 3. Patterns of play and social interaction in pre-school children Peter K. Smith and Kevin Connolly 4. Categories of child-child interaction N. Blurton Jones 5. Aspects of social development in nursery school children, with emphasis on introduction to the group W. C. McGrew 6. Reactions of pre-school children to a strange observer Kevin Connolly and Peter K. Smith Part III. Mother-Child Interactions: 7. An observational study of mother-infant interaction M. P. M. Richards and Judith F. Bernal 8. Attachment behaviour out of doors J. W. Anderson Behaviour of children and their mothers at separation and greeting N. Blurton Jones and Gill M. Leach 10. A comparison of the social behaviour of some normal and problem children Gill M. Leach 11. Aspects of the developmental ethology of a foraging people M. J. Konner 12. Comparative aspects of mother-child contact N. Blurton Jones 13. The evolution and ontogeny of hand function Kevin Connolly and John Elliott Indices.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Foreword N. Tinbergen Acknowledgements Part I. Introduction: 1. Characteristics of ethological studies of human behaviour N. Blurton Jones Part II. Child-Child Interactions: 2. Human non-verbal behaviour, a means of communication Christopher R. Brannigan and David A. Humphries 3. Patterns of play and social interaction in pre-school children Peter K. Smith and Kevin Connolly 4. Categories of child-child interaction N. Blurton Jones 5. Aspects of social development in nursery school children, with emphasis on introduction to the group W. C. McGrew 6. Reactions of pre-school children to a strange observer Kevin Connolly and Peter K. Smith Part III. Mother-Child Interactions: 7. An observational study of mother-infant interaction M. P. M. Richards and Judith F. Bernal 8. Attachment behaviour out of doors J. W. Anderson Behaviour of children and their mothers at separation and greeting N. Blurton Jones and Gill M. Leach 10. A comparison of the social behaviour of some normal and problem children Gill M. Leach 11. Aspects of the developmental ethology of a foraging people M. J. Konner 12. Comparative aspects of mother-child contact N. Blurton Jones 13. The evolution and ontogeny of hand function Kevin Connolly and John Elliott Indices.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 551 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Foreword N. Tinbergen Acknowledgements Part I. Introduction: 1. Characteristics of ethological studies of human behaviour N. Blurton Jones Part II. Child-Child Interactions: 2. Human non-verbal behaviour, a means of communication Christopher R. Brannigan and David A. Humphries 3. Patterns of play and social interaction in pre-school children Peter K. Smith and Kevin Connolly 4. Categories of child-child interaction N. Blurton Jones 5. Aspects of social development in nursery school children, with emphasis on introduction to the group W. C. McGrew 6. Reactions of pre-school children to a strange observer Kevin Connolly and Peter K. Smith Part III. Mother-Child Interactions: 7. An observational study of mother-infant interaction M. P. M. Richards and Judith F. Bernal 8. Attachment behaviour out of doors J. W. Anderson Behaviour of children and their mothers at separation and greeting N. Blurton Jones and Gill M. Leach 10. A comparison of the social behaviour of some normal and problem children Gill M. Leach 11. Aspects of the developmental ethology of a foraging people M. J. Konner 12. Comparative aspects of mother-child contact N. Blurton Jones 13. The evolution and ontogeny of hand function Kevin Connolly and John Elliott Indices.

Key concepts: Ethology, Psychology, Developmental psychology, Strange situation, Humanities, Psychoanalysis, Attachment theory, Art

Related papers

Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Ethological studies of child behaviour — Research Paper | ScholarLens