Barry et al. (SAQ)

Question 1

aim

Answer 1

to see if child-training practices are correlated with economic factors in different cultural groups

Question 2

method

Answer 2

gathered data across 46 societies to measure child-training practices in high-food accumulation cultures (collectivist: agri, pasto) and low-food accumulation cultures (individualistic: hunting, fishing, just enough to survive). focused on areas like
- obedience
- responsibility
- independence
- self reliance
- personal achievement

Question 3

who were studied

Answer 3

kids from 5 to adolescence

Question 4

results

Answer 4

high-food –> valued obedience and responsibility
low food–> valued independence, self reliance and personal achievements

Question 5

conclusion

Answer 5

parents raise their children with cultural values that will help them be successful in the economies that they live in and this is why people in some cultures are more likely to conform than others

Question 6

key terms

Answer 6

enculturation
cultural dimensions (indi, collect)
food accumulation tactics
- high
- low