Parents' Cultural Belief Systems Their Origins, Expressions, and Consequences

This illuminating volume offers a multifaceted view of parents' cultural belief systems: their origins in culturally constructed parental experience, their expressions in parental practices, and their consequences for childrens' well-being and growth. Discussing issues with implications beyond the study of parenthood, the book shows how the analysis of child outcomes related to parents' cultural belief systems (or parental ethnotheories) can provide valuable insights into the nature and meaning of family and self in society and, in some cases, a basis for culturally sensitive therapeutic interventions.Harkness, Sara is the author of 'Parents' Cultural Belief Systems Their Origins, Expressions, and Consequences' with ISBN 9781572300316 and ISBN 1572300310.