Diversity and the Social Mind: Goals, Constructs, Culture, and Development

Articles in this issue by A. C. Casiglia, A. LoCoco, and C. Zappulla; D. S. Crystal, H. Watanabe, K. Weinfurt, and C. Wu; M. Keller, N. Edelstein, C. Schmid, F. Fang, and G. Fang; and J. J. Han, M. D. Leichtman, and Q. Wang are discussed according to (a) the extent to which cultural variability can...

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Published in:Developmental psychology 1998-07, Vol.34 (4), p.742-746
Main Authors: Bukowski, William M, Sippola, Lorrie K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Child Development
Cross Cultural Differences
Cross Cultural Studies
Crosscultural studies
Cultural Characteristics
Cultural Differences
Cultural Influences
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Theory
Diversity
Female
Goals
Human
Human Development
Humans
Male
Models, Psychological
Research Design
Social Behavior
Social Development
Social Science Research
Theories
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Summary:Articles in this issue by A. C. Casiglia, A. LoCoco, and C. Zappulla; D. S. Crystal, H. Watanabe, K. Weinfurt, and C. Wu; M. Keller, N. Edelstein, C. Schmid, F. Fang, and G. Fang; and J. J. Han, M. D. Leichtman, and Q. Wang are discussed according to (a) the extent to which cultural variability can be reconciled with developmental theory and (b) the dimensions of cultural variability that matter most for development. It is argued that (a) cross-cultural research needs to be predicted on a model of how culture interacts with the forces that underlie and guide development and (b) the interpretation of cross-cultural research is severely limited without the direct measurement of the specific culture-related variables and processes that are hypothesized to account for diversity in development. Finally, within-culture variability needs to be studied in conjunction with between-culture variability so that a full model of diversity and development can be constructed.
ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.34.4.742