non-western children could be argued to be inappropriate as it does not take into account The has significant APPLICATIONS TO culturally specific elements. Its use is therefore PSYCHOLOGY an IMPOSED ETIC when used in non western This was the first large scale comparative cultures. analysis of attachment studies in different The study may NOT BE TRULY countries. The conclusions significantly developed REPRESENTATIVE our understanding of not just the different child rearing practices in different cultures but how In some countries, Van Ijzendoorn only looked at these different child rearing practices can impact a small number of studies (e.g.1 in china compared on a child’s attachment type. to 18 in the USA). This means the results for these countries may not be truly representative and may not generalise to the country at large.number of studies (e.g. 1 in china compared to 18 in the USA). This mea Bowlby’s Theory of Maternal Deprivation “Mother love in infancy is just as important for a child’s mental health, as vitamins and minerals are for physical health” Bowlby, 1953
The has significant APPLICATIONS TO PSYCHOLOGY This was the first large scale comparative analysis of attachment studies in different countries. The conclusions significantly developed our understanding of not just the different child rearing practices in different cultures but how these different child rearing practices can impact on a child’s attachment type. non-western children could be argued to be inappropriate as it does not take into account culturally specific elements. Its use is therefore an IMPOSED ETIC when used in non western cultures. The study may NOT BE TRULY REPRESENTATIVE In some countries, Van Ijzendoorn only looked at a small number of studies (e.g.1 in china compared to 18 in the USA). This means the results for these countries may not be truly representative and may not generalise to the country at large.number of studies (e.g. 1 in china compared to 18 in the USA). This mea Bowlby’s Theory of Maternal Deprivation “Mother love in infancy is just as important for a child’s mental health, as vitamins and minerals are for physical health” Bowlby, 1953
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