Socialization, Culture and Ecology in the Development of Group and Sex Differences in Cognitive Style.

Witkin, Herman A.

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Publication Date: 1979

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Socialization, Culture and Ecology in the Development of Group and Sex Differences in Cognitive Style.

Witkin, Herman A.

Human Development, v22 n5 p358-72 1979

Summarizes the theory of psychological differentiation and reviews recent cross-cultural research on the roles of child rearing, culture, and ecology in the development of individual, group, and sex differences in the field dependence-field independence cognitive style component of psychological differentiation. (SS)

Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Ecological Factors, Individual Differences, Personality Development, Sex Differences, Socialization

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