Evaluating Cultural Variations In Attachment

Question 1

Nation rather than culture:

Van IJenzoorn and Sagi (2001)

Answer 1

The meta analysis found difference between countries and not between cultures. Urban settings had similar distributions of attachments to western studies, whereas a more rural sample found an over-representation of insecure avoidant

Question 2

Culture bias:

Rothbaum et al. (2000)

Answer 2

This study used an Americanised Methodology and thus the continuity hypothesis doesn’t have the same meaning in both America and Japan. Being securely attached have opposite meanings in the 2 cultures and because the study is rooted in American culture

Question 3

Cross cultural research:

Answer 3

An IMPOSED ETIC is formed whereby a technique is imposed on another. For instance Japanese children may appear to be insecurely attached according to western criteria but securely attached by Japanese standards