Culture and Attachment

Culture and Attachment

1. Strange situations revealed wide variations in proportion of securely attached infants

2. meta analysis of results like studies demonstrate differing %'s of kids classifiable as avoidant, securely attached & resistant in diff cultures

3. look in book for percentages

4. Takahashi

   • differences in maternal behaviour make strange situation technique inappropriate in certain cultures
     • e.g. Japanese had no opportunity to show avoidant behaviour cos mothers inevitably went straight to them - not used to leaving crying child

5. Grossman & Grossman

   • attachment diff meaning in diff cultures
   • avoidant in UK & USA may be 'independent' in Germamy
     • independence valued more highly in Germany may explain higher type A's