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> Mapparal (sorry, I am not sure of your name). Thanks for your note
> concerning acculturation and changes in child rearing practices. It
> jogs my cobwebed mnd into taking seriously the fact that I am supposed
> to speak at AERA in a couple of weeks on the topic, "Cultural
> Psychology: Can it help us think about Diversity." In the US your
> precise question points at a fundamental condition of contemporary
> American (and not only American) society: the fact that there is
> mass emmigration across national borders means that people's sociocultural
> contexts change dramatically and they must find a way to master enough
> of the local cultural practices to interact effectively. It cannot
> help but bring about change in child rearing practices, but the process
> is an uneven, contested, multi-year one, not something that happens
> easily.
> mike
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