Cultural variations in attachment

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CULTURAL VARIATIONS IN ATTACHMENT

Key Terms:

Cultural Variations: The way groups of people vary in terms of their behaviour and the way this effects a child’s development

Culture: Rules, customs and ways of interacting that binds or ‘gels’ a group of people together. They all know how to act or behave in their own culture

Collectivist Culture: Any culture that places more value on the group as a while rather than individuals. They work for each other and not for themselves

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Individualistic Culture: A culture that focuses on achievement of the individual rather than everyone working together. More selfish

Child rearing practice: How a child is raised – by mother, grandmother, daycare etc

Proximity seeking: Wanting to be near  their parent

Studies of Cultural Variations