Different Strokes: How Child-Rearing Patterns Differs in Individualist and Collectivist Cultures
The emphasis on self-reliance and individualism that is characteristic of American culture is uncommon in Asian cultures where who you are is dependent on the social context. These differences are reflected in child-rearing practices.
The Enduring Self: Exploring the Self
The notion of an enduring self that integrates a person's interactions and experiences continues to capture the attention of psychologists. The self and how it is shaped is at the core of psychological science. Recent research by Hazel Markus and he...
Thinking and Language: Does Language Influence the Way We Think?
The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that the language a person speaks influences the way he thinks. Asian languages are often described as high context languages (what you say may or may not be what you mean, depending on the context), whe...
Different Strokes: Cultural Influences on Development
Culture sets forth the explicit rules, beliefs, assumptions, and social norms that organize people. At a very basic level, culture affects how parents interact with their children, as shown in a comparative study of American and Japanese mothers a...
The Magic of the Mind: Studying People in Context
In order to learn about psychology, it is important to strip away what you assume is true and start with a clean slate. Hazel Markus illustrates the importance of cognitive set in perceiving a stimulus. Genetic, environmental, and cultural fa...