Developmental Theories on Collectivism and Individualism

Write a response to these three questions in which you do the following:

• Identify the theorist you chose, which is parenting styles and Erikson’s theory on social development, and in your own words, briefly summarize his main theory on human development and stages of growth.
• Analyze to what degree the theory applies across cultures. Be specific and illustrate your explanation with examples. (Be sure your examples are not just about you or your children.)
• Explain one change you would make to the theory to make it more applicable outside of a Western context, and share your reasoning.

To prepare for this assignment:

Consider this scenario: Imagine you are watching a reality television show in which two sets of parents trade places and take their same roles in the other family. Keep these details in mind:

One family is characterized as coming from a collectivist culture, and the other family is characterized as coming from an individualist culture.

Each family has one 1-year-old, one 8-year-old, one 14-year-old, and two grandparents living in the household.

In trading places, each set of parents must interact with the grandparents in the new household and parent the children in the new household.

Consider what the outcomes would be in each household based on the differences between collectivist cultures and individualist cultures.

For this assignment submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you do the following:

• Explain the differences in parenting style of “collectivist” and “individualist” parents.
• Describe how each couple would differ in their expectations of each of the children in their “new” household.
• In light of the differing styles and expectations, analyze points of conflict that would arise with the children when the parents swapped households and why (i.e., how the collectivist parents would respond to each of the individualist children, and how the individualist parents would react to each of the collectivist children).
• Compare the grandparents’ role in the collectivist family to the grandparents’ role in the individualist family.
• Analyze conflicts that the grandparents’ roles could cause when the parents swapped households and how the “new” mother and father might wish to change the existing roles.
• Describe how you think the show would end. Will anyone (i.e., parents, children, grandparents, or people watching the show) learn something from the experience?
• Is it possible to change cultural values? Explain your ideas and your reasoning.

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