Long-term socialisation goals and the construction of infants’ social networks among middle class Anglo and Puerto Rican mothers

This study examined the relation between mothers’ long-term socialisation goals and the social networks they construct for their infants. Middle class Anglo (n = 32) and Puerto Rican (n = 28) mothers were interviewed regarding: (a) their long-term socialisation goals; (b) how often their infants’ ty...

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Published inInternational journal of behavioral development Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 450 - 457
Main Authors Miller, Amy M., Harwood, Robin L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.09.2001
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child development
Cultural differences
Developmental psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Goals
Infants
Middle class families
Mothers
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Puerto Rico
Social networks
Socialization
USA
Central America
Puerto Rico
United States
North America
America
West Indies
Human
Social environment
Maternal behavior
Social development
Crosscultural study
Social interaction
Infant
Social network
Mother child relation
Socialization
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Summary:This study examined the relation between mothers’ long-term socialisation goals and the social networks they construct for their infants. Middle class Anglo (n = 32) and Puerto Rican (n = 28) mothers were interviewed regarding: (a) their long-term socialisation goals; (b) how often their infants’ typically have contact with friends and family members; and (c) specific family circumstances which might influence contact with relatives, including geographic distance, maternal employment status, and child care arrangements. Study results indicated that mothers’ long-term socialisation goals were correlated with the type and frequency of social contacts they structured for their infants. Moreover, limited evidence was found for the influence of group membership on frequency of contact with relatives, despite individual variations in family circumstances. Results are interpreted as illuminating one aspect of the interface between cultural beliefs and socialisation practices within the constructs of individualism/sociocentrism.
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ISSN:0165-0254
1464-0651
DOI:10.1080/016502501316934888