Autonomy and Relatedness Revisited: Cultural Manifestations of Universal Human Needs
Autor(en): | Keller, Heidi | Stichwörter: | action autonomy; CAMEROONIAN NSO; CONSTRUCTION; CONTINGENCY; cultural milieus; INDEPENDENCE; INTERDEPENDENCE; PATHWAYS; psychological autonomy; Psychology; Psychology, Developmental; RECOGNITION; SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY; social responsibility; SOCIALIZATION; socialization strategies; UNITED-STATES | Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 | Herausgeber: | WILEY | Journal: | CHILD DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES | Volumen: | 6 | Ausgabe: | 1 | Startseite: | 12 | Seitenende: | 18 | Zusammenfassung: | Autonomy and relatedness are considered basic human needs that manifest differently in different cultural environments in response to contextual demands. This article conceptualizes 3 types of cultural environmentsprototypical Western, urban, middle-class families; prototypical rural, subsistence-based farming families; and a hybrid milieu of urban middle-class families from non-Western environmentsand proposes that autonomy and relatedness have different meanings in each type. In contexts in which individuals have a high degree of formal education (Western and non-Western middle-class families), there is an emphasis on inner states and mental representations. Western middle-class families focus on separate individuals; non-Western middle-class families focus on the family as a social unit. In contexts in which individuals have a low degree of formal education, there is a primary emphasis on social responsibilities. Different socialization strategies support adaptive frameworks in each of the 3 types of contexts: individual psychological autonomy in Western middle-class families, communal psychological autonomy in non-Western middle-class families, and action autonomy in subsistence-based farming families. All conceptions of autonomy and relatedness can be considered as universal competencies, yet they are differently emphasized in different cultural milieus due to differing contextual demands. |
ISSN: | 17508592 | DOI: | 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2011.00208.x |
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