Parenting style in a collectivist cultures of Malaysia.
The article reviews empirical studies which emphasize that parenting styles are strongly influenced by the cultural context of the society. Cultural differences in values, described as individualism-collectivism, similarly shape understanding of the forms (e.g. authoritative, authoritarian, and perm...
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| author | Keshavarz, Somayeh Baharudin, Rozumah |
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| description | The article reviews empirical studies which emphasize that parenting styles are strongly influenced by the cultural context of the society. Cultural differences in values, described as individualism-collectivism, similarly shape understanding of the forms (e.g. authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting styles) and interpretation of parenting styles. The review indicates that Malaysian parents from the three ethnic groups (i.e.,
Malay, Chinese and Indian) are similar with other parents from collectivist countries which endorse authoritarian parenting more than individualist parents, and do not regard it as an unfavorable style of parenting. |
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| spelling | upm-160422015-09-28T02:30:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16042/ Parenting style in a collectivist cultures of Malaysia. Keshavarz, Somayeh Baharudin, Rozumah The article reviews empirical studies which emphasize that parenting styles are strongly influenced by the cultural context of the society. Cultural differences in values, described as individualism-collectivism, similarly shape understanding of the forms (e.g. authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting styles) and interpretation of parenting styles. The review indicates that Malaysian parents from the three ethnic groups (i.e., Malay, Chinese and Indian) are similar with other parents from collectivist countries which endorse authoritarian parenting more than individualist parents, and do not regard it as an unfavorable style of parenting. EuroJournals 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16042/1/Parenting%20style%20in%20a%20collectivist%20cultures%20of%20Malaysia.pdf Keshavarz, Somayeh and Baharudin, Rozumah (2009) Parenting style in a collectivist cultures of Malaysia. European Journal of Social Sciences, 10 (1). pp. 66-73. ISSN 1450-2267 Parent and teenager. Teenagers - Family relationships. Parents - Attitudes. English |
| spellingShingle | Parent and teenager. Teenagers - Family relationships. Parents - Attitudes. Keshavarz, Somayeh Baharudin, Rozumah Parenting style in a collectivist cultures of Malaysia. |
| title | Parenting style in a collectivist cultures of Malaysia. |
| title_full | Parenting style in a collectivist cultures of Malaysia. |
| title_fullStr | Parenting style in a collectivist cultures of Malaysia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parenting style in a collectivist cultures of Malaysia. |
| title_short | Parenting style in a collectivist cultures of Malaysia. |
| title_sort | parenting style in a collectivist cultures of malaysia. |
| topic | Parent and teenager. Teenagers - Family relationships. Parents - Attitudes. |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16042/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16042/1/Parenting%20style%20in%20a%20collectivist%20cultures%20of%20Malaysia.pdf |