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The article doesn't go into it but flipping things around I wonder if an individualistic culture can cause bad parenting? If I'm from a culture where three gen
by staticman2 5y ago
The article doesn't go into it but flipping things around I wonder if an individualistic culture can cause bad parenting?
If I'm from a culture where three generations are living under the same roof, I'd imagine people are socialized to try to get along more out of necessity since they have to divide the house without strangling each other. But that can also mean the parents are socialized to fight with their kids less.
- aidenn0 5y agoParents raising kids with an expectation of a reciprocal obligation in an individualistic culture certainly doesn't work (see any 1st generation immigrants from such cultures). I do think though, that parents raising kids with the expectation that the children be individualistic can cause issues, particularly now that we aren't in a post-war economic boom that can broadly support this (kids are often made to feel ashamed for living with their parents). The culture will adapt eventually and lots of kids will get messed up in the meantime.