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Peer reviewedBrazelton, T. B. – Human Development, 1972
From a symposium on Cross-Cultural Studies of Mother-Infant Interaction at the Biennial Meeting for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minn., April 2, 1971. (MB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedRosenthal, Doreen; Bornholt, Laurel – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1988
Examination of the child development beliefs of 40 families reveals that Greek-Australians regard behaviors reflecting initiative and independence, personal maturity, and interpersonal sensitivity to be appropriate at a later age than do Anglo-Australians, but the converse holds true for respect, self-control, and unsupervised activities. Parents'…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Standards
Hunt, J. McVicker – 1977
This paper presents observational and research evidence to refute two widely held beliefs about psychological development: the belief in predetermined development and the belief in the simultaneous development of all behavioral systems. Studies suggesting the plasticity of development through environmental deprivation and intervention are…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Download full textWhiting, Beatrice B. – 1969
Settings influence children's behavior. There are three relevant aspects of a setting, the space and contents of the space, as in the set of a play, the cast of characters who are present on the set, and the activities which occur on the set involving the cast of characters. The author and her associates have studied children in Okinawa, the…
Descriptors: African Culture, Behavior Development, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes
Whiting, Beatrice B. – 1974
This paper reviews evidence obtained from an analysis of the behavior of 3 to 11 year olds as observed in natural settings in the six culture study and preliminary findings from observing the behavior of mothers and children in a variety of settings in Kenya. The definition of "modern" includes at least three separate indices--the…
Descriptors: African Culture, Behavior Development, Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedWerner, Emmy E. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1988
To better assess infant behavior and development in developing countries, cross-cultural psychologists need to more systematically address the following issues: (1) demographic constraints; (2) risk factors; (3) infant care; and (4) the transfer of Western technology to the developing world. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies
Mock, Karen R. – 1988
This paper examines the meaning of multicultural education as a means of insuring that students feel comfortable in more than one cultural context. It outlines stages of child development and theories of learning behavior, especially as they relate to the development of cultural and racial attitudes. This paper examines behavioral development in…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
