The Gusii of Kenya, like people in many traditional cultures, are in physical contact with their children nearly constantly. How do they view talking to children?

a. They speak only to the upper caste infants.
b. They speak to the male infants directly, but hardly ever to the females.
c. They do not think that it is necessary or useful to speak to infants.
d. They speak to them much more than in Western cultures.

Answer: C

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