Understanding Individuals and Families: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.

Smith, Delores E.

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ERIC Number: EJ500781

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Publication Date: 1994

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Understanding Individuals and Families: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.

Smith, Delores E.

Journal of Home Economics, v86 n1 p3-8 Spr 1994

Semistructured interviews were held with foreign-born university students: 12 from Africa, 10 from Asia, and 8 from South America and the Caribbean. Respect for authority was highly valued in their cultures, a quality U.S. children were thought to lack. They thought U.S. teachers gave impractical and abstract answers. Authoritarian parenting was not viewed as detrimental. (SK)

Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Child Rearing, Cultural Differences, Foreign Students, Parenting Skills, Teaching Styles

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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