1. Culture & Acculturation
H607: Ethnicity Context & Family Dynamics

2. Cultural frameworks
4 Dimensions that frame a cultural implicit ideologies
Time (oriented to past, present, future)
Perspective on Human Activity (being, doing, becoming)
Social Relationships (hierarchical, lateral, individualist)
People-Nature Relationships (subjugation, harmony, mastery)
Implicit ideologies form the foundation of belief systems
They are psychologically efficient!!

3. Prevailing cultural values and orientations

4. Broad Cultural Orientations
Independent/Individual
Interdependent/Collective
Individual freedoms
Uniqueness
Self expression & Speech
Privacy
Personal achievement
Personal potential
Transcend self for collective good
Personal strengths only for the collective good
Discourage deviation
Higher priority to conformity

5. Beliefs about the salience of each culture
How does this vary across ethnic groups and generation status?
Which strategy reflects the US and for whom?
Berry, 2007

6. Parenting Essential goals… Tools of parenting (…universals?…)
Internalization of values & behavioral standards
Equipping youth to become productive members of a defined society or group
Instill emotional wellbeing & emotional security
Tools of parenting (…universals?…)
Warmth and responsiveness (they are not the same)
Control and demandingness
Culture and context define…
Desired outcomes/standards
Appropriateness of parenting
How parenting practices cohere
Children’s interpretation of parenting practices
How individuals define themselves

7. Socializing Independence
Personal Choice
Intrinsic forms of motivation--optimism
Enhancing self esteem & self efficacy
Self Maximization
Focusing on toys and environment
(cf. Keller, 2003; Tamis-LaMonda et al, 2007)

8. Socializing Interdependence
Connection to the family & close relatives
Allegiance to family
Self as extension of family
Interpersonal proximity
Orientation toward parent
Orientation to the larger group
Emphasize the good of the larger community
How behaviors reflect upon larger community
Focusing child interactions towards people, rather than toys
Respect and Obedience
To achieve harmony
(cf, Keller, 2003; Tamis-LaMonda et al, 2007)

9. My definitions…
Race—both biologically and socially constructed based on physical characteristics and biological reactivity
Ethnicity—group membership based on nationality and/or collective history/ancestry; individual and group conceptualizations
Culture—dynamic variable including family roles, values, communication patterns, affective styles, spirituality etc., transmitted from one generation to the next that reflects effective adaptations for developing within and fitting into a context