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Peer reviewedHonig, Alice S.; Chung, Moonja – Early Child Development and Care, 1989
Parent interviews with low-income, urban mothers in Korea, India, Sweden, France, and the United States provided a profile of behaviors that mothers used in response to various child behaviors. Although mothers exhibited some behaviors typical of their cultural groups, there were more similarities than differences in responses across cultures.…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Roopnarine, Jaipaul L., Ed.; Carter, D. Bruce, Ed. – 1992
This collection of essays addresses the role of culture in the functioning of families and the socialization of children. Following an introduction by Irving Sigel, the 15 essays are: (1) "Parent-Child Interactions in Urban Indian Families in New Delhi: Are They Changing?" (Jaipaul Roopnarine and Ziarat Hossain); (2) "Chinese…
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Rearing, Cultural Influences, Developmental Psychology
Peer reviewedSharma, Dinesh; LeVine, Robert A. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 1998
Examines the effect of day care environments on the social and emotional development of young children in India, particularly considering the cultural context. Considers evidence from a study of families using day care in India, and compares maternal behavioral profiles in mother-infant interaction between India and the United States, Kenya,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Day Care, Emotional Development
Download full textEkstrand, Gudrun – 1993
This report notes that two cultures may view similar childhood behaviors differently, and cites results of studies that compared Swedish and Indian parents' attitudes toward children to support this statement. The report describes a study that examined parental attitudes and behaviors among Lappish families in Northern Sweden, in which data was…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Children, Cross Cultural Studies
Children, Norms and Values in Three Countries on Three Continents. Reprints and Miniprints, No. 823.
Ekstrand, Gudrun – 1994
This study examined children's perceptions of child-rearing norms and values of the culture where the child is raised and provides a cross-cultural comparison of child development in India, Kenya, and Sweden. Children ages 8 through 13 in Kenya were asked questions regarding good and bad behavior and parents' sanctions, the results of which were…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
