Title

Culture, families, and children’s aggression: Findings from Jamaica, Japan, and Latinos in the United States.

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2011

Date Issued

January 2011

Date Available

February 2014

ISBN

978-1-60918-186-4

Abstract

Excerpt: “A main theme of this chapter is that culture provides an important lens for understanding how aggression and violence are learned across and within specific contexts…To illustrate how cultural norms can account for variations in aggression and violence across different cultural groups, we begin by comparing cultural orientations and societal norms relevant to aggression and violence across three countries characterized by large difference in the rates of serious violence, namely, Jamaica, Japan, and the United States…Next we examine specific processes by which culture can influence children’s socioemotional socialization and development as they relate to the learning of aggression…Finally, we consider how a focus on culture in studies of children’s socialization for aggression can enhance future research and practice…we close with suggestions of new directions for culturally sensitive preventive interventions.” (p.283-284)

Comments

Excerpt only. For full access, check out the book through the USF St. Petersburg Library (BF721.S5737 2011), request it on interlibrary loan, or order it through a book dealer.

Publisher

Guilford Press

Creative Commons License

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