Who were the infant's (in the Dogon Tribe) primary carer?
their grandmother is their principal carer during the day but during the night, their mothers are more closely involved (breast-feeding, sleeping)
this suggests that attachment classifications were unaffected by the type of primary caregiver
What was concluded by observing the Dogon tribe in Mali?
that children raised by child-rearing practices have higher levels of secure attachment and no insecure avoidant attachments - these infants are still securely attached to their mother despite the lack of time spent together
there is no maternal rejection of attachment or lack of physical contact
Main conclusion of the observation of Dogon tribe
that we don't have cultural differences in attachment because these infants are still securely attached despite being raised completely different to western cultures
