Crying: Documentary Analysis

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Although all babies are fundamentally the same in regards to biology, due to cultural differences they develop differently. Throughout the documentary, the main similarities I found were all based on biology. For instance, facial expressions to display certain emotions was present across the board. Whenever a baby was distressed--whether they were hungry or had fallen down--they immediately began to cry. Crying is a natural instinct and is one way the baby is able to communicate with its parents. Furthermore, the act of smiling to show happiness was another facial expression that all cultures partake in. Even when the four babies were newly born, they would grin to show their contentment. As they grew up, all of them continued to smile whenever they found something amusing or were simply happy with their surroundings. Other than facial…show more content…
However, the extent to which the father also participated in the child’s life was a difference amongst the cultures. In Namibia and Mongolia, the father figures were more or less nonexistent in the baby’s life. Instead, they were out working or bringing back food for their family. Whereas in Japan and San Francisco, the father figures spent a significant time with their child both while the mother was present and alone. Personally I believe that this occurs because of the slow fall of the patriarchy in much of the developed world. Because families do not need to physically hunt their food, or even obtain it from the animals they own, both the mother and the father can play a role in their children’s lives. In cultures that are more patriarchal, it is seen as the father’s duty to provide for the family and the mother’s job to take care of the house and children. In fact, throughout the documentary I never saw the father from the Namibian family ever interact with his wife and
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