Volume 2, Issue 3, July-September 2002

PARENTAL ETHNOTHEORIES

Cultural Practices and Normative Development
Edited by Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda and Robin L. Harwood

Childrearing Values in Greece, Taiwan, and the United States
Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda, Shuyuan Wang, Eugenia Koutsouvanou, and  Martina Albright

When asked about their preschool children, parents in Greece, Taiwan and the United States emphasize both shared and distinct childrearing values, and differences among parents reflect the unique cultural histories and ideologies of the three societies.

Self-Esteem as Folk Theory:  A Comparison of European American and Taiwanese Mothers' Beliefs
Peggy J. Miller, Su-hua Wang, Todd Sandel, and Grace E. Cho

European American and Taiwanese mothers' beliefs about self-esteem fit into their local folk theories about childrearing.

The Cultural Organization of Parenting:  Change and Stability of Behavior Patterns during Feeding and Social Play across the First Year of Life
Amy M. Miller and  Robin L. Harwood

Maternal behaviors during feeding and social play across three developmental ages illuminate the ways in which culture-specific dyadic patterns of interaction intersect  universal aspects of infant development.

Mother-Child Play in Italy: Regional Variation, Individual Stability, and Mutual Dyadic Influence
Marc H. Bornstein, Paola Venuti, and Chun-Shin Hahn

Cultural influences on parent and child play are explored in a longitudinal study that compares south and north Italian mother-child dyads across the second year of life.

Parental Involvement in Children's Education:  Lessons from Three Immigrant Groups
Cynthia García Coll,  Daisuke Akiba, Natalia Palacios, Benjamin Bailey, Rebecca Silver, Lisa DiMartino, and Cindy Chin

Dimensions of parental involvement in children's education vary across different immigrant communities to the United States: Cambodian, Dominican, and Portuguese.

Ecocultural Pathways, Family Values, and Parenting
Thomas S. Weisner