Cultures also instill foundational and unconscious psychological ways of understanding space and time. Personal space and possessions were defined very differently in Trackton than in the other two communities Heath studied. The children learned and were allowed to use whatever was at hand. Trackton kids usually played with other kids, outside. They played together with a variety of things that may not even be welcome inside the house, let alone having a special space for them, where they “belong.” A strong cultural emphasis on caring and sharing with others, combined with material scarcity,
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