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ERIC Number: EJ574075
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Issues of Cultural Meaningfulness in Emotional Development.
Saarni, Carolyn
Developmental Psychology, v34 n4 p647-52 Jul 1998
Asserts that journal's three studies examining cultural influences on emotional development reflect Western cultural model, using Western scripts for how data were collected and meaningfulness attributed. Addresses: (1) search for universals versus cultural specificity; (2) effect of unit of analysis; (3) whose perspective is used when proclaiming universality; and (4) nature of change in emotional development when considering culture. (Author/EV)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Emotional Development, Research Design, Research Methodology, Social Science Research, Western Civilization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue on: "Social and Emotional Development: A Cross-Cultural Perspective."