Example of Ethnocentrism

• An example of ethnocentric research is Ainsworth's strange situation study which proposes that the ideal attachment is characterised by infants showing mild separation anxiety.
• Ainsworth's study This leads to misinterpretation of child rearing in places like Germany as they do not fit the American norm. German children are less likely to show such separation anxiety.
• As a result, German mothers were perceived as cold and distant when in reality they were trying to foster independence in their children.