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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812057203321

Autore

Raeff Catherine <1964->

Titolo

Always separate, always connected : independence and interdependence in cultural contexts of development / / Catherine Raeff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J, : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006

ISBN

1-135-63372-X

1-135-63373-8

1-282-37555-5

9786612375552

1-4106-1699-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Disciplina

305.231

Soggetti

Child development

Culture

Identity (Psychology) in children

Dependency (Psychology)

Autonomy (Psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-275) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Theoretical Foundations, Part 1; 2 Theoretical Foundations, Part 2; 3 A Historical Case Study: Independence and Interdependence in Euro-American Cultural Traditions; 4 Independence and Interdependence in Parent-Child Relationships; 5 Independence and Interdependence in Educational Settings; 6 Independence, Interdependence, and Self-Construction; 7 Independence and Interdependence in Late Adolescent Self-Constructions; 8 Recurring Themes; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, there has been a proliferation of theoretical and empirical scholarship on how issues of human separateness, or independence, and issues of human connectedness, or interdependence, are played out in diverse cultural contexts. Despite agreement on the value of understanding culture and development in



terms of independence and interdependence, many issues remain open for continued theoretical refinement and empirical analysis.This book presents a fresh conceptualization which holds that independence and interdependence are multifaceted and inseparable dimensions of human