Babies - one out of three reflection papers from the watched movie in class. PDF

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one out of three reflection papers from the watched movie in class....

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Xavier Fernandez

2:00-3:15 PM

The film, “Babies” that we watched in class is an interesting depiction of how cultures play a role in infant development. Families from different countries who are raising a child face similar but different challenges in their daily lives. They also conduct their own methods on how to care for their young. Still, the film explicitly showed that no matter the culture of the children, they all face the same milestones that would prepare them for the life ahead. Watching the movie, there were major similarities and differences that are noticeable. One of the apparent things common to these cultures is gender roles. As the movie went on, the babies would more often than not, be with their mothers than with their fathers. Unsure if the film was set up that way, the mother or a female would be staying and caring for the child most days. In a couple of cultures that were observed, the other parent was not even shown at all. In the Japanese culture, the father was briefly seen playing with the infant, but it would still be the mom who will tend to the baby or do most work related to caring for the child. Some of the major differences between cultures that I have observed were that for eastern and less industrialized cultures, the parent, usually the mother has a support system with her as she raises the child. For example, there were two females in the African culture that we have observed. For almost all the frames that were shown in the film, the older mother was constantly seen having a conversation or doing an activity with the younger woman. Unlike the other cultures where mothers had to set up a play date to have their fellow moms with them, the two mothers in Africa consistently have each other. Also, another key difference that I have observed is that more advanced societies have technology they rely on when they care for their newborns. It seems that these are helping parents with their duties, but trade-off is that they do not spend as much time with their babies as the other cultures....