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Peer reviewedZeskind, Philip Sanford – Child Development, 1983
The tape-recorded cries of low- and high-risk newborn infants were rated by 150 inner-city Anglo-American, Black-American, and Cuban-American mothers during the hospital lying-in period following childbirth. Reliable differences were found between low- and high-risk infant cries on all of four perceptual responses, with culture and parental…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedGutierrez, Jeannie; Sameroff, Arnold – Child Development, 1990
Results from this study on mothers' conceptions of child development suggest a complex picture of diversity in Mexican-American mothers who retain values and beliefs from their own culture and take on values and beliefs of the American culture. (PCB)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anglo Americans, Biculturalism, Child Development
Peer reviewedFarver, JoAnn M.; Howes, Carollee – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1993
Observed and analyzed the play of 60 U.S. and Mexican toddlers and their mothers. Found cultural differences in children's pretend play, the mutual involvement of mothers and children in pretend play, the behaviors mothers used to structure play, and mothers' value of children's play. (MM)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHarwood, Robin L. – Child Development, 1992
Based on information provided by Anglo and Puerto Rican mothers living in the New Haven, Connecticut area, culturally sensitive vignettes of toddler attachment behavior were constructed. In response to the vignettes, Anglo mothers focused on children's individual autonomy, while Puerto Rican mothers emphasized children's maintenance of proper…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Attachment Behavior, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedHess, Robert D.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1987
Beliefs about children's performance in mathematics were examined through interviews with mothers and their sixth-grade children in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and in Chinese-American and Caucasian-American groups in the United States. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Attribution Theory, Chinese, Chinese Americans
Peer reviewedChao, Ruth K. – Child Development, 1994
Examined the child-rearing practices of immigrant Chinese and European American mothers of preschool children through questionnaires that measured parental control, authoritative-authoritarian parenting style, and the Chinese concept of child training. Chinese mothers scored significantly higher than European American mothers on the training…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Child Rearing, Chinese Americans
Download full textKermani, Hengameh; Brenner, Mary E. – 1996
This study examined cultural differences in the amount and type of maternal scaffolding of children's learning and their effects of scaffolding on children's independent performance across two distinct activities: goal-directed versus free play. Twenty Iranian-American and 20 Anglo-American mothers with their preschool children participated in…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedKnight, George P.; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Compared socialization, family, and mental health variables among 231 low socioeconomic status Hispanic and Anglo-American preadolescents and their mothers. Found that Anglo-American mothers, compared to Hispanic mothers, reported less rejection and inconsistent discipline, but also less cohesion. Anglo-American children reported less rejection,…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, At Risk Persons, Children, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedHarwood, Robin L.; Miller, Joan G. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1991
Examined middle and lower class Anglo-American and Puerto Rican mothers' sociocultural values and perceptions of attachment behavior. Anglo mothers focused on self-confidence, independence, and autonomy, whereas Puerto Rican mothers focused on obedience, relatedness, and demeanor. Findings indicate the need for culturally sensitive models of the…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Attachment Behavior, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Steward, Margaret S. – 1971
This project was designed to study the process of parents teaching preschool age children using a direct observational method. Six mothers and their own three-year-old sons from seven ethnic groups participated: middle-class Anglo, lower-class Anglo, English-speaking Mexican-American, bilingual Mexican-American; Spanish-Speaking Mexican-American,…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Chinese
