Cultural differences

Cards (24)

  • What type of individuals were over-represented in the rural sample?
    Insecure-resistant individuals
  • What did van Izendoorn and Kroonenberg find regarding cultural variation?
    More variation within cultures than between cultures
  • Why should caution be exercised when using the term 'cultural variations'?
    Individual samples may not represent cultures
  • What does the presence of different subcultures within a country imply for childcare practices?
    Childcare practices may vary significantly
  • What was the setting of the study that found similar distributions of attachment types to the Western sample?
    Tokyo (an urban setting)
  • What was the main finding of the study conducted in Tokyo regarding attachment types?
    Similar distributions to Western attachment types
  • What does the study in Tokyo suggest about urban settings and attachment types?
    Urban settings may reflect Western attachment distributions
  • What is a key issue in cross-cultural research?
    Validity of the tools used
  • How do observational methods like the Strange Situation relate to cultural assumptions?
    They reflect the designer's cultural beliefs
  • What does the Strange Situation assume about secure attachment?
    Willingness to explore indicates secure attachment
  • How does traditional Japanese culture view secure attachment differently from Western culture?
    Dependence is seen as secure attachment
  • How might Japanese children appear in the Strange Situation according to Western criteria?
    They may seem insecurely attached
  • What does the discrepancy in attachment perception imply for the Strange Situation's validity?
    It may lack validity in other cultures
  • What is the cultural bias in the design of the Strange Situation?
    It was designed by an American
  • What did Rothbaum et al. (2000) argue about attachment research methods?
    They are not relevant to other cultures
  • What aspect of attachment theory did Rothbaum et al. find culturally rooted?
    The theory itself is rooted in American culture
  • Which two cultures did Rothbaum et al. particularly contrast in their study?
    American (Western) and Japanese culture
  • How does the continuity hypothesis differ between American and Japanese cultures?
    It does not have the same meaning in both cultures
  • Who proposed that securely attached infants develop into competent children and adults?
    Bowlby and Ainsworth
  • How is competence defined in American culture according to Bowlby and Ainsworth?
    Individuation, exploration, and independence
  • What does competence represent in Japanese culture?
    Inhibition of emotional expression and group orientation
  • How do American and Japanese cultures differ in their views on emotional expression?
    Americans encourage emotional expression, Japanese inhibit it
  • What is the primary focus of competence in American culture?
    Self-orientation and independence
  • What is the primary focus of competence in Japanese culture?
    Group orientation and emotional inhibition