By Robin L. Harwood, Joan G. Miller, Nydia Lucca Irizarry
October 13, 1997
Examining attachment from the perspective of culture, and evaluating two different cultures from the vantage point of mothers' perceptions of attachment behavior, this book provides a unique view of desirable child behavior and long-term socialization goals among Anglo and Puerto Rican mothers of ...
By Cynthia Lightfoot
July 02, 1997
An in-depth exploration of the relationship between adolescent risk-taking and peer group culture, based on extensive interviews with teens themselves, this elegantly written book shows that taking risks is a natural and necessary part of growing up. The author proposes that risks are declarations ...
By David F. Lancy
January 27, 1997
Theorists of child development, for the most part, have taken white, middle class, Euro-American children as the norm. These typical children, however, are exposed to two major enculturating influences that are by no means common across cultures: formal schooling and parents who consciously attempt...
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By Sara Harkness, Charles M. Super
January 25, 1996
In recent years, psychological interest in the cultural dimensions of parents' beliefs has been stimulated by studies of ethnic differences in developmental expectations and the identification of cultural themes in childrearing. This volume offers a multifaceted view of parents' cultural belief ...
