Cultural variations AO3

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  • Cultural variations AO3
    • Ijzendoorn: large samples
      • total of 2000 babies and PCGs included in meta-analysis
        • This increases the internal validity as it reduces the significance of confounding variables affecting results
          • This increases the likelihood of the results being from cultural variations
    • Ijzendoorn: samples used may not be representative of other cultures
      • Meta-analysis made comparisons between countries, not cultures - every country has different culture
        • Ijzendoorn and Sagi (2001): attachment types in Tokyo in similar proportions to western studies. Rural sample over-represented insecure-resistant type
          • Comparisons between countries may have little meaning - the cultural characteristics of the sample need to be specified
    • ** biased to individualist cultures
      • Ainsworth american, based ** on Brit theory (Bowlby).
        • Theory and assessment may not be applicable to other cultures
          • Trying to apply a theory & assessment for 1 culture to another: imposed etic, which disregards cultural emic
            • Idea of lack of pleasure on reunion indicates insecure attachment imposed etic. In other countries, might be seen as independence than avoidance
    • Alternate explanation for similarities between cultures
      • Bowlby's explanation for cultural similarities: attachment innate so produces same kind of behaviours all over the world
        • Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg: small cross-cultural differences reflect mass media
          • Media may create parenting norms, so similarities in child-rearing have become more common
    • Temperament may be confounding variable
      • Ainsworth: main influence on separation and stranger anxiety was quality of attachment
        • Kagan (1982): temperament more important influence on behaviour in **
          • ** may be measuring genetic differences in temperament between cultures than attachment/parenting style

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