Cultural Approaches to Parenting
ParentingPublished 1 April 2012Open access
Marc H. Bornstein
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Some main ideas behind culture and parenting are introduced and philosophical rationales and methodological considerations central to cultural approaches to parenting are addressed, including a brief account of a cross-cultural study of parenting.
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This article first introduces some main ideas behind culture and parenting and next addresses philosophical rationales and methodological considerations central to cultural approaches to parenting, including a brief account of a cross-cultural study of parenting. It then focuses on universals, specifics, and distinctions between form (behavior) and function (meaning) in parenting as embedded in culture. The article concludes by pointing to social policy implications as well as future directions prompted by a cultural approach to parenting.
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