Evaluation of cultural variations in attachment

Question 1

Strength

Answer 1

There are large samples, so 1900 babies and their primary attachment figures, this is a strength because it increases internal validity by reducing anomalous results which is caused by very unusual participants

(Think of it as attendance, if there were for kids in one class and one didn’t attend, attendance would be dropped to 75% however if it was a class with a 100 kids, attendance would drop to 99%)

Question 2

Weakness

Answer 2

The comparisons were done between countries and not cultures, Within many cultures that are different child rearing practices so for example, one might over represent people living in poverty which may impact caregiving which impacts the patterns of attachment

Question 3

Weakness

Answer 3

Ainsworth was an American who designed the strange situation based on a British theory (Bowlby), This can be seen as imposed etic (cultural universals)
-e.g., A lack of separation anxiety and pleasure on reunion is seen as insecure attachment but in Germany this is seen as independent and a good thing

Question 4

etic and emic meaning

Answer 4

etic- cultural universals

emic- cultural uniqueness

Question 5

Limitation of metanalysis to this

Answer 5

file drawer effect