Cultural variation Flashcards
key term: indigenous
originating from a particular place
key term: emic
cultural uniqueness, all cultures are studied within own cultural context
key term: etic
cross-cultural universality
key term: imposed etic
where technique/ theory developed in one culture and then imposed on another
key term: culture
the norms and values that exist within a group of people
2 types of cultures
Individualistic Culture
- emphasizes personal independence + achievement, strong sense of competition
Collectivist Culture
- emphasizes family + work goals above individual needs, high degree interdependence between people
key term: cultural variations
difference in norms and values between diff groups
Study AIM: Van Ljzendoorn + Kroonenberg 1988 + 2 definitions
look at proportions of secure, insecure resistant + avoidant across a range of countries looking for cultural variation (INTER-CULTURAL)
looked at differences within same countries to get idea ba variations in culture (INTRA-CULTURAL)
Study METHOD: Van Ljzendoorn + Kroonenberg 1988
META-ANALYSIS, 32 studies where Strange Situation used to investigate properotions of infants w diff attachment types, 8 coutries
term: meta-analysis
researchers examine other results of studies instead of conducting new
Study RESULT: Van Ljzendoorn + Kroonenberg 1988
- wide variation between proportions of attach types between countries (inter)
- secure attach most common- backs up SS
- highest prop secure- great britain
- avoidant most common- west Germany( indiv)
- resistant most common- israel (col)
- intra-cultural differences greater than inter
Study CONCLUSION: Van Ljzendoorn + Kroonenberg 1988
secure attach norm in a wide range of cultures but cultural practices have influence on attach type
