Cultural variations in attachment
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- Created on: 11-05-18 11:56
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- Cultural variations in attachment
- Individualistic cultures - individual (self over group) E.G UK
- Collectivist cultures- collection of people (group over self) E.G China
- Van ljzendoorn & Kroonenberg study
- P= meta-analysis od the findings from 32 studies of attachment.
- P = interested to see wether there would be evidence that inter-cultural differences did exist.
- F= variations between cultures/ countries = small difference
- Secure attachment was most common
- C= Norm - best for healthy social and emotional development
- Insecure-avoident was the second most common execpt israel and japan
- Variation within cultures = 1.5 times greater thn variations between cultures
- Secure attachment was most common
- P= meta-analysis od the findings from 32 studies of attachment.
- Cultural similarities/ differences
- S = Tronick african tribe
- D = German infants = insecurely
- Large sample
- Almost 2000 babies and their caregiver = increased internal validity by reducing the impact of anomalous results cause by bad metholodgy or ppts
- Cultural bias
- Theory is rooted in american culture
- Actually defined by individuation rather than securely attached
- American = independant, able to explore and able to regulate own emotions
- Japan = inhibition of emotional expression. Being group orientated rather than self-orientated
- Universal similarities innate
- BT = attachment is an innate mechanism unmodified by culture
- Effects of mass media - which spreads ideas about parenting = exposing children all over the world to similar influences
- May be due to increasing global culture rather than innate biological influences
- Effects of mass media - which spreads ideas about parenting = exposing children all over the world to similar influences
- BT = attachment is an innate mechanism unmodified by culture
- ** lacks validity
- Might not be measuring attachment - measuring anxiety
- Attachment is related to temperment than relationship with PCG
- Might not be measuring attachment - measuring anxiety
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