Cross cultural differences

Cross cultural differences

1. Van Izjendoorn and Kroonenberg

   • Meta analysis - gathering old info
     • Strange situation in different cultures
   • Findings
     • Secure attachment majority in all cultures
       • Variation more in single culture than between cultures

2. Evaluation

   • Attachment theory is culturally bound
   • Based on cultural assumptions - imposed etic
     • Invalid

3. Strange situation is ethnocentric

   • Ugandan children brought up with lots of skin to skin contact
     • More stressful for them to be separated
       • Insecure resistant
   • German children brought up to be independant
     • Insecure avoidant