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.
Different Strokes: Prenatal Environment, The
Nurture begins in the womb as the fetus is exposed to various types of nutrition and agents that are potentially toxic. The significance of the prenatal environment was underscored in a longitudinal study of 10,000 families in England that began i...
Different Strokes: TRIOS-African American Cultural Patterns
Cultural patterns echo from one generation to the next. Psychologist James Jones uses the acronym "TRIOS" to describe the characteristics that link Black Americans to their African roots.
Different Strokes: How Influential is the Shared Family Environment?
The environment is the nature portion of the human equation-those factors along with genetics that shape the emerging individual. From the time of Freud, it was assumed that the shared family environment was primarily responsible for similarities ...
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...
Different Strokes: Importance of Peer Influence on Development
Peers tend to exert influence over what young people wear, the music they like, and how they want to spend their free time. Most teens admire their parents and retain many of their basic values but clash over curfew and control issues. An 8th ...
Different Strokes: Influence of Culture on Latino Relationships
Attitudes and motivations are created in a context of a culture. Angela Ginorio illustrates how traditional Latinos or Latinas structure a conversation before making a request that could place both parties in an awkward position.