Three Cultural Contrasts in Search of Specificities and Commonalities: Acculturation in Japanese, South American, and South Korean Immigrant Families.

ABSTRACT: Three cultural comparisons address specificities and commonalities in the acculturation of infant behaviors and maternal parenting practices. Immigrant Japanese, Korean, and South American families were compared to nonmigrant families in their respective cultures of origin (Japan, South Korea, and South America) and their single common culture of destination (United States). Altogether, 13 infant behaviors and 15 maternal parenting practices in 408 5½-month-old infants and their mothers were examined. About half of infants' and half of mothers' behaviors showed specificity and half commonality in group-level acculturation comparisons. Immigrant infants differed from infants in their cultures of origin and destination with respect to emotional expression, vocalization, and physical developm

SUBMITTER: Cote LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8871579 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature