Culture and Social Behavior: A Model for the Development of Social Behavior

Whiting, B. J.

doi:10.1525/eth.1980.8.2.02a00010

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“…They focus their research on the third component, parental ethnotheories, because they believe that ethnotheories are the "nexus through which elements of the larger culture are filtered," and the source of the first two components, daily organization and parental practices (Harkness et al 2001, p. 9). In this respect, Harkness and Super disagree with the Whitings who believed that values and beliefs (including expressive systems such as the arts and parental beliefs) are consequences that derive from material conditions and dimensions of everyday life, rather than the reverse (Whiting, 1980;Whiting et al, 1966). The Whitings put forward for empirical test the proposition that how families live is primary and predictive of parental values and beliefs, and they hypothesized that changes in parenting are brought about more by socioeconomic and population changes than by the introduction of new ideologies (cf.…”

Section: Parental Ethnotheories and The Child's Learning Environmentmentioning

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“…For instance, according to functionalist psychological anthropologists, shared (cultural) processes surround the developing child and promote in the long view the survival of families and groups if they are to demonstrate continuity in the face of ecological change and resource competition, (e.g. Edwards & Whiting, 2004;Gallimore, Goldenberg, & Weisner, 1993;LeVine, Dixon, LeVine, Richman, Leiderman, Keefer, & Brazelton, 1994;LeVine, Miller, & West, 1988;Weisner, 1996Weisner, , 2002Whiting & Edwards, 1988;Whiting & Whiting, 1980). As LeVine and colleagues (1994) state:…”

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“…Although Whiting argued that human beings themselves may be ultimately unfathomable and incommensurable, that is not true for human culture (understood as the shared component of everyday beliefs, values, and practices). Whiting (1980) strove to define cultural dimensions that explain important normative characteristics of adult and child behavior that could be observed, measured, manipulated, and summarized by the techniques of science. The best data on the transmission of culture can be obtained using multiple methods, focusing on one domain and a limited set of hypotheses at a time.…”

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Indigenous and Cultural Psychology: Understanding People in Context

Yang

2007

Pastoral Psychol

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A continuation Order Plan is available for this series. A continuation order will bring delivery of each new volume immediately upon publication. Volumes are billed only upon actual shipment. For further information please contact the publisher. Indigenous and Cultural Psychology Understanding People in ContextEdited by Uichol KimChung-Ang University Seoul, Korea Kuo-Shu Yang Fo Guang College of Humanities and Social Sciences Ilan, Taiwan Kwang-kuo HwangNational Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan Library of Congress Control Number: 2005932042 ISBN-10: 0-387-28661-6 eISBN 0-387-28662-4 ISBN-13: 0-978-387-28661-7 Printed on acid-free paper © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now know or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. He is the author/editor of three books, three special issues of journals, and numerous articles and chapters in books. Dr. Adair's research and writing has focused on social studies of the science of psychology, addressing such topics as the social nature of human research methodology, ethics of research with human subjects, social science research policy, indigenisation and development of the discipline in developing countries, and the internationalization of psychology. E-mail: adair@Ms.UManitoba.CA.Yukari Ariizumi is a doctoral student at the Department of Social Psychology, University of Tokyo, Japan, where she received her M.A. in social psychology. Her dissertation is concerned with the psychological function of the gender-differentiated Japanese expressions. Her research interests include the effect of the Japanese sentence endings on person perception, self-identification, interpersonal relationship, and the gender stereotype particularly in Japanese culture.Vibeke Grover Aukrust is professor in educational psychology at the Institute for Educational Research at the University of Oslo. She has been doing cross-cultural research on language socialization and parental beliefs in Norway and the US and is currently directing a study of language and literacy development in Turkish minority children in Norway. She is the author of articles and chapters on socialization of childhood language, speech genres in parent-child conversation, and cultural Zhong Nian graduated from the department of psychology of Peking University in 1983, and was a lecturer in psychology at the Institute of Anthropology at Hubei Universit...

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Section: Parental Ethnotheories and The Child's Learning Environmentmentioning

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Pastoral Psychol

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“…Whiting and her colleagues (Beatrice Blyth. Whiting, 1980;Beatrice Blyth Whiting, Whiting, & Longabaugh, 1975) argue that the environment in which a child grows up, and the people the child got along with, have enormous impact on child behaviour. also argue that the relational environment and leadership style of the setting can determine whether a setting is empowering or not, and whether the members feel empowered.…”

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“…Nevertheless, interpersonal trust within the immediate setting has effect beyond the immediate circle. In her article "Culture and social behaviour", Whiting (1980) argues that the habits of interpersonal behaviour that is learned in settings can be generalized to other settings. A truly and reciprocal trusting relationship developed in FDC not only facilitates stronger interpersonal trust between members, but also later transfers to people outside their immediate setting.…”

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Impact of Protestant Spirituality and Religious Community on the Well-Being of People in Hong Kong

Ng¹,

Fisher²

2011

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While the literature demonstrates that the relationship between religion and wellbeing is generally positive, detailed information about the context where the religion is based is rarely given. Drawing on multi-dimensional perspectives of spirituality, the present study regards spirituality as an integral dimension of a person's religious beliefs, practices and experiences within a given context. The manifestation of spirituality can be viewed from personal, interpersonal and social dimensions. The primary objective of the study is to examine whether, how and why the spirituality and religious community of Protestant tradition can affect the well-being of people in the context of Hong Kong.In the first phase of the study, 324 Chinese from four Protestant communities, representing four major kinds of Protestant spirituality, and one non-religious comparison group in Hong Kong were recruited. MANOVA results showed that religious community exerted a significant impact on people's spirituality and sense of community, which enhance their well-being -manifested in life satisfaction, social trust and civic participation. The different religious contexts exhibited different dimensions of spirituality and well-being, suggesting that the impact is not only direct but also dependent on and intertwined with the religious setting. Path analyses demonstrated the complex relationship between spirituality and well-being variables. While some of the spirituality-related variables may directly predict civic participation, the relationship between such variables and life satisfaction and social trust are mainly mediated through mental health and sense of community.The second phase of the study incorporated a field study (participant observation, interview and documentary analysis). Activity setting analysis was used as the interpretive framework, to unpack the elements of the various religious settings and to identify the present and absent conditions that help explain the variety and diversity of well-being outcomes manifested in the survey section. The data showed that immediate religious settings affect people's emotions, cognitions and behavioural patterns, through relational, ideational and even material aspects of the social environment, which finally lead to various kinds of well-being. Results also demonstrate that not only may the different religious settings enhance different kinds of well-being, but that they also provide different pathways to enhance a certain kind of well-being. These findings iii suggest that religious impacts on people's well-being are diverse and intricate. The present study thus confirms the important role of religion in people's well-being, but further signifies the intricate relationship between the various dimensions of religion and well-being. Moreover, when studying the effects of religion, both the subjective and the community context of a person's spirituality cannot be overlooked when drawing any conclusion on the costs and benefits of religion. iv v

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Culture and Cognitive Development in Phylogenetic, Historical, and Ontogenetic Perspective

Cole

2007

Handbook of Child Psychology

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Culture and Social Behavior: A Model for the Development of Social Behavior

Cited by 205 publications

References 28 publications

Indigenous and Cultural Psychology: Understanding People in Context

Indigenous and Cultural Psychology: Understanding People in Context

Impact of Protestant Spirituality and Religious Community on the Well-Being of People in Hong Kong

Culture and Cognitive Development in Phylogenetic, Historical, and Ontogenetic Perspective

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