Cultural Approaches to Parenting

By Marc H. Bornstein. Parenting, science and practice, 2012

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SYNOPSIS This article first introduces some main ideas behind culture and parenting and next addresses philosophical rationales and methodological considerations central to cultural approaches to parenting, including a brief account of a cross-cultural study of parenting. It then focuses on universals, specifics, and distinctions between form (behavior) and function (meaning) in parenting as embedded in culture. The article concludes by pointing to social policy implications as well as future directions prompted by a cultural approach to parenting. This article not subject to US copyright law.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education

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The persistent sampling bias in developmental psychology: A call to action (2017, neutral): “From the limited research that exists, there is clear evidence of substantial differences between Western educated industrialized communities and non-Western populations in fundamental aspects of child development (Bornstein, 1991; Corsaro, 1996; Gaskins & Paradise, 2010; Kruger & Tomasello, 1996; L”
Cross-cultural, developmental psychology: integrating approaches and key insights (2020, background): “Despite the fact that there is substantial variation in fundamental aspects of child development across populations (Bornstein, 2013; Corsaro, 1996; Kruger & Tomasello, 1996; Miller & Goodnow, 1995; Nielsen, Haun, Kärtner, & Legare, 2017), the vast majority of the work being done in developmental sc”
The Effects of Maternal and Paternal Helicopter Parenting on the Self-determination and Well-being of Emerging Adults (2019, background): “Future research should examine how gender role expectations and cultural norms may influence the impact of helicopter parenting on emerging adults’ well-being in larger samples (Bornstein 2012; Smetana 2017).”
Social Withdrawal and Shyness (2011, background): “Parenting Culture also influences parenting beliefs and behaviors (Bornstein, 1991). For example, Nelson et al. (2006) suggested that Chinese parents are more directive in their strategies to”
Parenting styles and its impact on children – a cross cultural review with a focus on India (2019, background): “Culture helps to construct parenting, and is maintained and transmitted by influencing parental cognitions that in turn shape parenting practices (Bornstein, 2012).”
Understanding the Influence of Traditional Cultural Values on Indonesian Parenting (2017, background): “Authoritarian parenting was identified as the most successful style for Asian and African families living in America who have retained traditional values of collectivism, emphasizing interdependence, conformity, emotional self-control, and humility (Bornstein, 2012; Kurasaki, Okazaki, & Sue, 2002).”
Is the ideal mother a sensitive mother? Beliefs about early childhood parenting in mothers across the globe (2016, background): “other words, multiple behaviors can serve the same function (Bornstein, 2012; Sroufe & Waters, 1977).”
Linking caregiving quality during infancy to brain activity in early childhood and later executive function (2024, background): “This is true across a wide variety of caregiving contexts, including in societies where communal childrearing is the norm (Bornstein, 2012).”