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ERIC Number: EJ605460
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1520-3247
Independence and Interdependence in Diverse Cultural Contexts.
Killen, Melanie; Wainryb, Cecilia
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, n87 p5-21 Spr 2000
Argues that the individualistic-collectivistic dichotomy results in mislabeling both cultures and individuals. Discusses ways in which individualistic concerns with independence and collectivistic concerns with interdependence coexist in Western and non-Western cultures. Outlines a theoretical framework explaining the coexistence of diverse social orientations in cultures and individuals, illustrated with examples from research in Japan, Colombia, and Israel. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Cultural Traits, Foreign Countries, Individual Differences, Individualism, Models, Social Development, Socialization, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Collectivism; Colombia; Independence; Interdependence; Israel; Japan
Note: Theme Issue Topic: "Variability in the Social Construction of the Child."