The Culture and Human Behavior Box, "Where Does the Baby

question 176

Multiple Choice

The Culture and Human Behavior box, "Where Does the Baby Sleep?," described cultural differences in family sleeping habits. How did the bedtime routines in the Mayan families differ from the bedtime routines of the U.S. families?

• A)Mayan families had more elaborate bedtime rituals for putting small children to sleep than the U.S.families.
• B)Every Mayan child had a special blanket that he or she always slept with.
• C)Unlike the U.S.families, there were no special bedtime routines in the Mayan families; the babies simply went to bed when their parents did or fell asleep in the middle of the family's activities.
• D)Because the Mayan homes were so much smaller than the U.S.homes, all of the children slept in one room and the parents slept in another.

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