The Culture and Human Behavior box "Where Does the Baby Sleep?" describes cultural differences in family sleeping habits. In the study described in the box, how did the bedtime routines in Mayan families differ from the bedtime routines of 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 with which he or she always slept.
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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Mayan families did not have special bedtime routines; babies went to bed with their parents or fell asleep amidst family activities, unlike U.S. families who often have specific bedtime routines.

The Culture and Human Behavior Box "Where Does the Baby