Culture and development

Question 1

What is the developmental niche?

Answer 1

The physical and social settings in which children live, the customs of child rearing, and the psychology of caretakers.

Question 2

Further explain settings in developmental niche.

Answer 2

The overall quality of life e.g poverty.

Question 3

Further explain norms in developmental niche.

Answer 3

The roles assigned to children and parenting styles.

Question 4

Further explain the psychology of caretakers in developmental niche.

Answer 4

Parental expectations and values.

Question 5

Is Piagets cognitive developmental theory universal? Why?

Answer 5

Generally yes. All four stages are typically similar across cultures.

Question 6

List two factors that might lead to cultural differences in the cognitive development theory.

Answer 6

1. Urban vs. rural living.
2. Using children’s native language in experiments.

Question 7

Is the attachment theory universal across cultures? Why?

Answer 7

Attachment itself is universal. What qualifies as secure attachment varies from culture to culture.