Understanding how universal goals of independence and interdependence are manifested within particular cultural contexts

Human Development

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 312-318

  Neff, Kristin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Independence; Interdependence; Parenting; Self construals

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INFANCY; LOGIC; NOTE; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0042386139     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071938     Document Type: Note

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